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词汇 hook
释义 hook
noun[ C ]
uk /hʊk/ us /hʊk/

hooknoun[C] (DEVICE)


B2
a curved device used for catching or holding things, especially one attached to a surface for hanging things on: 钩子,挂钩
coat There were four coat hooks next to the door.
picture hookStandard picture hooks won't hold a heavy mirror.
boat hookWe pulled the little boat towards us with a boat hook.
fish hookHe showed her how to put bait on a fish hook.
 
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We'll have to screw a hook into the wall.我们得把一个钩子拧到墙里去。
Could you put some hooks in the garden shed, for us to hang the tools on?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Pins, clips, hooks & pegs
alligator clip
banana clip
barb
barrette
binder clip
bobby pin
bodkin
Bulldog Clip
clip
clip-on
crocodile clip
drawing pin
fishhook
needle
peg
pinhead
pushpin
safety pin
staple
thumbtack

hooknoun[C] (HIT)


in boxing, a hard swinging hit made with a bent elbow:
We were taught three punches: the jab, the double jab and the right hook.
See also
hook shot
in cricket, a hit made by swinging the bat across the front of the body to hit a ball that comes up from the ground towards your shoulders or head:
She mistimed a hook and was caught.
See also
hook shot
in golf, an uncontrolled shot where the ball flies to the left for a right-handed player or to the right for a left-handed player:
He hit a massive hook out to the right.
See also
hook shot
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fighting sports
aikido
all-in wrestling
arm-wrestling
armlock
bantamweight
gumshield
half nelson
hammerlock
hapkido
haymaker
outfight
puncher
punching bag
rabbit punch
rope
rounder
southpaw
wrist wrestling
wristlock
wushu

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Golf
Cricket

hooknoun[C] (SONG)


a repeated part of a song or piece of music that is particularly pleasing and easy to remember:
It has to be a great song, with a great hook, great lyrics, and a great melody.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Words meaning parts of things
back end
bifurcation
biomarker
branch
cartridge
chunk
element
modularized
modularly
module
moiety
multi-branched
multi-component
panel
piece
sub-branch
sub-sector
subcomponent
subpart
subscale

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Musical pieces

Idioms


by hook or by crook
fall for something hook, line, and sinker
get your hooks into someone/something
be off the hook
let someone off the hook
hook
verb
uk /hʊk/ us /hʊk/

hookverb (FASTEN)


[ T ]
to fasten something with a hook, hang something on a hook, or catch something with a hook: (用钩子)固定,挂,钩住
He hooked the trailer (= joined it with a hook) to his car.他把拖车挂在自己的汽车上。
How many salmon did you hook (= catch) this afternoon?今天下午你钓到了多少鲑鱼?
She hooked the shoe (= lifted it with a hook) out of the water.她用钩子将鞋钩出了水面。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Connecting and combining
abut
additive
adjoin
affix something to something
agglomerate
connectedly
connecting
converge
convergence
cor
intertwine
interweave
isthmic
jointed
junction
umbilical
unification
unified
unify
unintegrated

hookverb (HAVE SEX)


[ I ]USinformal
to have sex for money卖淫

hookverb (HIT)


[ T ]
in golf, to hit the ball in an uncontrolled way so that it flies to the left for a right-handed player :
She hooked the ball into the lake.
He hooked his drive through trees at the second hole.
[ T ]
in cricket, to hit a ball that bounces high by swinging the bat across the front of the body:
He was hit on his right wrist while attempting to hook a short ball.
He hooked a bouncer for six.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Golf
approach shot
best ball
better ball
bogey
bogie
caddy
carry
chip
dogleg
greenside
hazard
hole
hole out
lay someone up
long game
rough
tap
waggle
wedge
yip

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Cricket

Phrasal verbs


hook up
hook (someone/something) up (to something)

hook | American Dictionary


hook
noun[ C ]
us/hʊk/
a curved device used for catching hold of something or for hanging something on:
Hang your coat on one of the hooks in the hall.
I need to change the hook on my fishing line.

Idiom


hook, line, and sinker
hook
verb[ T ]
us/hʊk/
to use something like a hook, or to put something so that it is supported at one end and hangs:
She hooked her arm through his.
He hooked his cane over the back of the chair.
To hook fish means to catch them on hooks:
We hooked some bass.

Phrasal verbs


hook up
hook up something

hook | Business English


hook
noun[ C ]
 informaluk /hʊk/us
MARKETING
something that is used to attract customers' attention, and encourage them to buy a product or service:
Special deals on bestsellers are used as hooks to sell volumes from publishers' back catalogues.
 be on the hook (for sth/to do sth)USinformal
to owe money or be legally responsible for something:
The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river.
If the investment company fails, they are on the hook to pay the loan.
 off the hook
having escaped from a difficult situation or punishment:
be/get off the hookDon't think you're off the hook on taxes just because you were paid in cash.
get/let sb off the hookThe minister was last night under fire for letting the big banks off the hook.
hook
verb[ T ]
uk /hʊk/us
MARKETING
to attract someone's attention or encourage them to buy a product or service:
Financial marketers know that money-off deals hook customers and keep them loyal.
Once people have tried this product, they will be hooked for life.
IT
to connect a machine to a power supply, or to another machine:
hook sth to sthThe high-speed digital connector is used to hook all kinds of devices to your computer.

Phrasal verbs


hook (sth) into sth
hook up (with sb/sth)
hook sb up (with sb/sth)
hook (sth) up
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