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🔑hookhook1 /hʊk / noun [countable] - a curved piece of metal, plastic, etc. that is used for catching something or hanging something on钩；挂钩；钓钩◆a fish hook鱼钩◆Put your coat on the hook over there.把你的外衣挂在那边的衣钩上。
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sport体育) (used in boxing) a hit or punch that is given with the elbow bent（拳击运动）钩拳◆a right hook (= with the right arm) 右钩拳
 ●hook, line, and sinkercompletely完全地；毫无保留地◆What I said was not true, but he fell for it (= believed it) hook, line, and sinker.我的话并非实话，但他完全相信了。●off the hook- with the part of the telephone that you speak into (the receiver) not in position, so that telephone calls cannot be received（电话听筒）未挂上◆Martha's number is still busy – maybe she left the phone off the hook.玛莎的电话号码仍然占线，也许她没放好电话听筒。
- (informal) out of a difficult situation摆脱困境◆My dad paid the money I owed and got me off the hook.我爸爸把我欠的钱还了，让我摆脱了困境。
●ring off the hook(used about a telephone) to ring all the time because many people are calling（电话）响个不停◆I haven't had a break yet – the phone's been ringing off the hook all morning!我不曾得到片刻安宁，电话整个上午一直响个不停！
hookhook2 /hʊk / verb - [intransitive, transitive] to fasten something or to be fastened with a hook or something like a hook（使）钩住，挂住
- [transitive] to catch hold of something with a hook or with something shaped like a hook用…钩住
●be / get hooked (on sth) (informal) - to like (doing) something very much着迷；迷恋◆He's hooked on computer games.他迷上了电脑游戏。
- to be addicted to (= unable to stop using) drugs, alcohol, etc.（吸毒、喝酒等）上瘾，成瘾◆to be hooked on gambling染上赌瘾
 ●hook (sth) up (to sth)to connect a machine, etc. to a larger system so that it can work将…连接到（较大的系统）；接通◆You can't call me at my new apartment – the phone isn't hooked up yet.我在新公寓你没法给我打电话 —— 电话还没有开通。 |