查词 - hook

hook

noun

verb

hʊk noun

HANGING THINGS

挂东西

a curved piece of metal or plastic that you use for hanging things on 挂钩，吊钩;

Tom hung his coat on the hook behind the door.

汤姆把外套挂在门后的衣钩上。

CATCHING FISH

钓鱼

a curved piece of thin metal with a sharp point for catching fish 鱼钩，钓钩

let/get sb off the hook

to allow someone or help someone to get out of a difficult situation 让/帮某人脱离困境

I wasn’t prepared to let her off the hook that easily.

我不愿意那么轻易放过她。

leave/take the phone off the hook

to leave or take the telephone RECEIVER (=the part you speak into) off the part where it is usually placed so that no one can call you 〔因不想接听电话而〕摘下电话听筒

be ringing off the hook

if your telephone is ringing off the hook, a lot of people are calling you [美] 〔电话〕铃声大作，响声不断 AmE

INTEREST

兴趣

something that is attractive and gets people’s interest and attention 吸引人的东西;

You always need a bit of a hook to get people to go to the theatre.

想让人们去戏院总得有一些吸引人的招数。

by hook or by crook

if you are going to do something by hook or by crook, you are determined to do it, whatever methods you have to use 千方百计地; 不择手段地

The police are going to get these guys, by hook or by crook.

警方无论如何也要抓住这些家伙。

HITTING SB

击打某人

a way of hitting your opponent in BOXING , in which your elbow is bent 〔拳击中的〕钩拳;

hook, line, and sinker

if someone believes something hook, line, and sinker, they believe a lie completely 完全地，无保留地〔相信谎言〕

verb

FISH

鱼

to catch a fish with a hook 钓〔鱼〕

I hooked a 20-pound salmon last week.

我上周钓了一条 20 磅重的鲑鱼。

FASTEN

固定

to fasten or hang something onto something else 把…固定在…; 吊，挂 always + adv/prep

hook sth onto/to sth

Just hook the bucket onto the rope and lower it down.

只要把桶拴在绳子上往下送就可以了。

BEND YOUR FINGER/ARM ETC

屈起手指/手臂等

to bend your finger, arm, or leg, especially so that you can pull or hold something else 〔用手指、手臂或腿〕，绕 always + adv/prep

Ruth hooked her arm through Tony’s.

露丝住了托尼的手臂。

He tried to hook his leg over the branch.

他试图用腿住树枝。

INTEREST/ATTRACT

引起兴趣/吸引

to succeed in making someone interested in something or attracted to something [非正式] 吸引 informal

cigarette ads designed to hook young people

旨在吸引年轻人的香烟广告

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

电器

also 又作 to connect a piece of electronic equipment to another piece of equipment or to an electricity supply 连接〔电器〕; 接通〔电源〕; always + adv/prep

We’ve got a CD player, but it’s not hooked up yet.

我们有一台CD唱片播放机，不过还没有接通电源。

hook sth together

Computers from different manufacturers can often be hooked together.

不同厂家生产的计算机往往可以互连。

BALL

球类

to throw or kick a ball so that it moves in a curve 投（踢）弧线球

16 a. to start having a sexual relationship with someone b. to meet someone and become friendly with them c. to agree to work together with another organization for a particular purpose 与…挂钩〔指与某个组织合作〕

Did you ever hook up with Maisy while you were there?

你在那里的时候和梅西有没有交往？

Did you ever hook up with Maisy while you were there?

你在那里的时候和梅西有没有交往？

hook sb up with sth

to help someone get something that they need or want 帮助某人获得某物; SYNfix up with

Do you think you can hook me up with some tickets for tonight?

你看能不能帮我搞到一些今晚的票？