hitch
noun [ C ] uk/hɪtʃ/ us/hɪtʃ/
临时故障，小问题
a temporary difficulty that causes a short delay
Due to a slight technical hitch the concert will be starting half an hour late. 由于出了一点小小的技术故障，音乐会将推后半小时开始。
Idiom
go (off) without a hitchidiom 顺利进行
to happen successfully without any problems
To the bride's relief, the wedding ceremony went off without a hitch. 让新娘松了一口气的是，婚礼一切顺利。
hitch
verb uk/hɪtʃ/ us/hɪtʃ/
(RIDE)
hitch a lift/rideinformal 搭便车，免费搭车
to get a free ride in someone else's vehicle as a way of travelling
They hitched a lift to Edinburgh from a passing car. 他们搭乘一辆过路的车到了爱丁堡。
(FASTEN)
[ T usually + adv/prep ]（用绳子）系住；（用钩子）挂住
to fasten something to another thing by tying it with a rope or using a metal hook
The horses were hitched to a shiny, black carriage. 马匹被套在一辆黑亮的大车上。
We just need to hitch the trailer (on)to the car and then we can go. 我们只需把拖车挂在汽车后面，这样就可以走了。
Phrasal verb
hitch something up 挽起，提起（裤子或裙子）
to pull something, especially trousers or a skirt, upwards to a slightly higher position
She hitched her skirt up before wading across the stream. 她趟过小溪之前把裙子向上提起。
挂好（车辆）；套好（牲畜）
If you hitch up a vehicle, you connect it so that it can be pulled, and if you hitch up an animal to a vehicle, you connect it so that it can pull the vehicle.
We watched as the farmer hitched up a team of oxen. 我们看着农夫把一组牛套上车。