direct hitan occasion on which something such as a bomb hits a place exactly, causing a lot of damage 〔炸弹等〕直接命中 During the war, the cathedral suffered many direct hits. 战争期间,这座大教堂多次被炸弹直接击中。
One of the bombers scored a direct hit. 其中有一架轰炸机直接命中目标。
scored a direct hit• One scored a direct hit but, despite being showered with glass, there were no serious injuries.• A shell scored a direct hit on a petrol tank, and he felt the wave of heat from fifty yards off.
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