hook

noun

1. 钩；钓钩；挂钩；鱼钩
   a curved piece of metal, plastic or wire for hanging things on, catching fish with, etc.
   1. a picture/curtain/coat hook
      挂图 / 窗帘 / 挂衣钩
   2. a fish hook
      鱼钩
   3. Hang your towel on the hook .
      把你的毛巾挂在钩上。
2. 钩拳
   a short hard blow that is made with the elbow bent
   1. a left hook to the jaw
      击向下颌的一记左钩拳
3. 曲线球
   a way of hitting the ball so that it curves sideways instead of going straight ahead

verb

1. （使）钩住，挂住
   to fasten or hang sth on sth else using a hook; to be fastened or hanging in this way
   1. We hooked the trailer to the back of the car.
      我们把拖车挂在汽车尾部。
   2. a dress that hooks at the back
      从后背用钩扣的连衣裙
2. （尤指用腿、胳膊、手指等）钩住，箍住
   to put sth, especially your leg, arm or finger, around sth else so that you can hold onto it or move it; to go around sth else in this way
   1. He hooked his foot under the stool and dragged it over.
      他用脚从底下钩住凳子，把它拖了过去。
   2. Her thumbs were hooked into the pockets of her jeans.
      她的双手拇指钩在牛仔裤袋里。
   3. Suddenly an arm hooked around my neck.
      突然有一条胳臂箍住了我的脖子。
3. 钓（鱼）
   to catch a fish with a hook
   1. It was the biggest pike I ever hooked.
      那是我钓到的最大的狗鱼。
   2. She had managed to hook a wealthy husband.
      她成功地钓到了一位有钱的丈夫。
4. 打曲线球；踢弧线球
   to hit or kick a ball so that it goes to one side instead of straight ahead

1. N-COUNT 钩;吊钩;挂钩
   A hook is a bent piece of metal or plastic that is used for catching or holding things, or for hanging things up.
   1. One of his jackets hung from a hook.
      他的一件夹克衫挂在衣钩上。
   2. ...curtain hooks...
      窗帘挂钩
   3. He felt a fish pull at his hook.
      他感觉到有条鱼在扯钓钩。
2. V-ERG （用钩）吊住，挂住，固定
   If you hook one thing to another, you attach it there using a hook. If something hooks somewhere, it can be hooked there.
   1. Paul hooked his tractor to the car and pulled it to safety.
      保罗把自己的拖拉机挂在汽车上，然后把它拉到了安全的地方。
   2. ...one of those can openers that hooked onto the wall.
      那些挂在墙上的开罐器中的一个
3. VERB （用手臂、腿或脚）钩住，绕住
   If you hook your arm, leg, or foot round an object, you place it like a hook round the object in order to move it or hold it.
   1. She latched on to his arm, hooking her other arm around a tree...
      她拽住他的胳膊不放，另一只胳膊抱紧一棵树。
   2. I hooked my left arm over the side of the dinghy.
      我用左臂钩住小划艇的船舷。
4. VERB 钓（鱼）
   If you hook a fish, you catch it with a hook on the end of a line.
   1. At the first cast I hooked a huge fish.
      第一次抛下钓线，我就钓了一条大鱼。
5. N-COUNT （通常指拳击运动中的）钩拳
   A hook is a short sharp blow with your fist that you make with your elbow bent, usually in a boxing match.
   1. Lewis desperately needs to keep clear of Ruddock's big left hook.
      刘易斯无论如何得躲开拉多克凌厉的左钩拳才行。
6. V-ERG （使）参与;（使）涉足
   If you are hooked into something, or hook into something, you get involved with it.
   1. I'm guessing again now because I'm not hooked into the political circles...
      我现在又是在猜测了，因为我没有涉足政界。
   2. Eager to hook into a career but can't find one right for you?
      急于干一番事业，但又找不到适合自己的？
7. VERB 连接到（因特网）;上（网）
   If you hook into the Internet, you make a connection with the Internet on a particular occasion so that you can use it.
   1. ...an interactive media tent where people will be able to hook into the internet.
      人们可以上网的互动式媒体帐篷区
   2. Hook up means the same as hook .
      hook up 同 hook
   3. ...a UK firm that lets Britons hook up to the Internet.
      为英国人提供联网服务的英国公司
8. PHRASE 脱离困境;脱身
   If someone gets off the hook or is let off the hook, they manage to get out of the awkward or unpleasant situation that they are in.
   1. Government officials accused of bribery and corruption get off the hook with monotonous regularity...
      被指控贪污受贿的政府官员无一例外总能脱身。
   2. His opponents have no intention of letting him off the hook until he agrees to leave office immediately.
      在他同意马上离职之前，他的对手不打算放过他。
9. 摘下听筒（不让电话响）
   If you take a phone off the hook, you take the receiver off the part that it normally rests on, so that the phone will not ring.
10. PHRASE （电话）响个不停
    If your phone is ringing off the hook, so many people are trying to telephone you that it is ringing constantly.
    1. Since war broke out, the phones at donation centers have been ringing off the hook.
       自从战争爆发以来，捐赠中心的电话就一直响个不停。
11. by hook or by crook → see: crook;line;and sinker

1. The film 'Hook' opens across America on December 11
   电影《铁钩船长》12月11日在美国全线上映。
2. One of the most basic requirements for any form of angling is a sharp hook.
   不管以什么方式钓鱼，有一个锋利的鱼钩都是最基本的要求之一。
3. They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
   为达到目的，他们不择手段。
4. He disconnected the IV bottle from the overhead hook.
   他把静脉滴注瓶从头顶的钩子上拿下来。
5. His creative process involves holing up in his Paris flat with the phone off the hook.
   他在创作的过程中躲在自己巴黎的公寓里，连电话都挂起。
6. One of his jackets hung from a hook.
   他的一件夹克衫挂在衣钩上。
7. He felt a fish pull at his hook.
   他感觉到有条鱼在扯钓钩。
8. Paul hooked his tractor to the car and pulled it to safety.
   保罗把自己的拖拉机挂在汽车上，然后把它拉到了安全的地方。
9. She latched on to his arm, hooking her other arm around a tree
   她拽住他的胳膊不放，另一只胳膊抱紧一棵树。
10. I hooked my left arm over the side of the dinghy.
    我用左臂钩住小划艇的船舷。
11. At the first cast I hooked a huge fish.
    第一次抛下钓线，我就钓了一条大鱼。
12. Lewis desperately needs to keep clear of Ruddock's big left hook.
    刘易斯无论如何得躲开拉多克凌厉的左钩拳才行。
13. I'm guessing again now because I'm not hooked into the political circles
    我现在又是在猜测了，因为我没有涉足政界。
14. Eager to hook into a career but can't find one right for you?
    急于干一番事业，但又找不到适合自己的？
15. Government officials accused of bribery and corruption get off the hook with monotonous regularity
    被指控贪污受贿的政府官员无一例外总能脱身。
16. His opponents have no intention of letting him off the hook until he agrees to leave office immediately.
    在他同意马上离职之前，他的对手不打算放过他。
17. Since war broke out, the phones at donation centers have been ringing off the hook.
    自从战争爆发以来，捐赠中心的电话就一直响个不停。
18. Seeing as how we got on so well together, it just seemed natural that we should hook up.
    既然处得这么好，似乎我们理所当然应该搭档。
19. We fell for it hook, line, and sinker
    我们对它完全是一见倾心。
20. I was caught hook, line and sinker.
    我被深深吸引了。
21. The hook in the ceiling had given way and the lamp had fallen blazing on to the table.
    天花板上的钩子断了，灯落下来砸到桌子上燃起了火。
22. My assent is given with a hook at the end.
    我的同意是有保留的。
23. Bait the hook with a raisin.
    把一粒葡萄干装在钓钩上做诱饵。
24. Hang your coat on the hook.
    把你的上衣挂在挂钩上。
25. He wired one end of the chain to the hook.
    他用金属丝把链条的一头缚在钩上。
26. Maston courageously menaced them with his steel hook.
    梅斯顿勇敢地用他那可怕的铁钩子威胁它们。
27. The driveway makes a hook around an old tree.
    车道绕过一棵老树来了个急转弯。
28. He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.
    他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
29. I'll get her to marry me, by hook or by crook.
    我要想方设法让她同我结婚。

hook up (to sth)

hook sb/sth↔up (to sth)

1. 连接到电子设备（或电源、互联网）；接通
   to connect sb/sth to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply or to the Internet
   1. a left hook to the jaw
      击向下颌的一记左钩拳

hook up with sb

1. 与某人来往
   to meet sb and spend time with them
2. 搭档工作
   to start working with sb
   1. We hooked the trailer to the back of the car.
      我们把拖车挂在汽车尾部。
   2. a dress that hooks at the back
      从后背用钩扣的连衣裙

n.

by hook or by crook

• 想方设法；不择手段
  using any method you can, even a dishonest one

get (sb) off the hook

let sb off the hook

• （使）摆脱困境，逃避惩罚
  to free yourself or sb else from a difficult situation or a punishment

hook, line and sinker

• 完全地；毫无保留
  completely
  1. 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

• （为防止电话打进来而使听筒）不挂上
  if you leave or take the telephone off the hook , you take the receiver (= the part that you pick up) off the place where it usually rests, so that nobody can call you

ring off the hook

• 响声不断；铃声大作
  to ring many times
  1. The phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help.
     表示愿意提供援助的电话接连不断。

sling your hook

• 走开；滚蛋
  to go away

noun

1. a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

   Synonym:    hook shot

2. a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent

3. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
   1. he took lessons to cure his hooking

   Synonym:    drawhooking

4. a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

5. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

   Synonym:    claw

6. a catch for locking a door

7. anything that serves as an enticement

   Synonym:    baitcome-onluresweetener

8. a sharp curve or crook

   Synonym:    crotchet

verb

1. approach with an offer of sexual favors
   1. he was solicited by a prostitute
   2. The young man was caught soliciting in the park

   Synonym:    solicitaccost

2. entice and trap
   1. The car salesman had snared three potential customers

   Synonym:    snare

3. secure with the foot
   1. hook the ball

4. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

   Synonym:    addict

5. fasten with a hook

6. catch with a hook
   1. hook a fish

7. hit with a hook
   1. His opponent hooked him badly

8. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

9. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
   1. She sat there crocheting all day

   Synonym:    crochet

10. make off with belongings of others

    Synonym:    pilfercabbagepurloinpinchabstractsnarfswipesneakfilchnobblelift

11. rip off

    Synonym:    overchargesoaksurchargegazumpfleeceplumepluckrob

12. take by theft
    1. Someone snitched my wallet!

    Synonym:    snitchthievecopknock offglom