●hitch your ˈwagon/ˈfortunes/ˈfuture to sb/sth (especially NAmE) to rely on a particular person or thing for your success
依靠某人／某事◆The firm had hitched its fortunes to the US technology boom.
这公司将其发展系於美国的兴盛的科技业上。◆They chose the wrong leader to hitch their wagon to.
他们选择了错误的领导者来依靠。
●ˌhitch ˈup (with sb/sth) (informal) (about two businesses) to join together
（两家企业）合并◆It is fifteen years since the two companies hitched up.
自从这两家公司合并已经十五年了。