词典释义：
a piece of metal or other material, curved or bent back at an angle, for catching hold of or hanging things on
钩子，吊钩，挂钩
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a picture hook .一个画钩。
(亦作
（多指带倒刺和鱼饵的）鱼钩。
a cradle on which a telephone receiver rests
电话听筒座。
〈喻〉 吸引人之物，噱头
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companies are looking for a sales hook .公司在寻找卖点。
a catchy chorus or repeated instrumental passage in a piece of music, especially a pop or rock song, which gives it immediate appeal and makes it easy to remember
（尤指流行乐、摇滚乐中）合唱（或重复）的乐器演奏片段（以快速吸引人并容易记住）。
a curved cutting instrument, especially as used for reaping or shearing
（尤指用于收割、剪羊毛）弧形切割工具。
a short swinging punch made with the elbow bent and rigid, especially in boxing
（尤指拳击中）钩拳
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a perfectly timed right hook to the chin .非常适时的击中下巴的右钩拳。
【板球】 左曲球。
【高尔夫】 （多指无意中的）曲线球（使用右手的选手从右边击到左边）。
a curved stroke in handwriting, especially as made in learning to write
（尤指学写字时）弯曲的笔画。
【乐】 符尾。
[usu. in place names]a curved promontory or sand spit
弧形岬（或沙嘴）。
[with obj. and adverbial]attach or fasten with a hook or hooks
（用钩子）钩住（或固定住）
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the truck had a red lamp hooked to its tailgate 卡车有盏红灯用钩子挂在后挡板上
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she tried to hook up her bra .她试图把胸罩扣上。
[no obj., with adverbial of place]be or become attached with a hook
（用钩子）钩住，挂住
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a ladder that hooks over the roof ridge .挂在屋脊上的梯子。
bend or be bent into the shape of a hook so as to fasten around or to an object
（弯成钩子的形状）钩在，钩住
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[with obj.]
he hooked his thumbs in his belt 他把大拇指钩拉在腰带上
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[no obj.]
her legs hooked around mine .她的腿钩住了我的。
[with obj.]
【英橄】 （并列争球时用脚）往后钩传。
[with obj.]catch with a hook
（用钩子或鱼钩）钩住，钓住
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he hooked a 24 lb pike .他钓起了一条２４磅重的狗鱼。
〈非正式〉 吸引，迷住
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I was hooked by John's radical zeal .我被约翰的狂热吸引住了。
〈古，非正式〉 偷窃。
[with obj.]
【板球】 击出（左曲球）。
【高 尔夫】 （多指无意地）击曲线球。
[no obj.]
【拳击】 用钩拳击打。
[often in imperative](
〈英，非正式，旧〉 逃走，逃离 。
[no obj.][usu. as noun
〈非正式〉（妇女）当妓女，卖淫。
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by hook or by crook by any possible means千方百计the government intends, by hook or by crook, to hold on to the land . 政府打算千方百计地保留那块地 -
get one's hooks into informal get hold of 〈非正式〉 抓住，得到；控制they were going to move out rather than let Mel get his hooks into them . 他们打算搬出去而不是让梅尔控制他们 -
get （或give someone ）the hook N. Amer. informal be dismissed （or dismiss someone） from a job 〈北 美，非正式〉 被解雇（或解雇某人） -
hook, line, and sinker used to emphasize that someone has been completely deceived or tricked 完全地，彻底地（强调被完全欺骗或愚弄）he fell hook, line, and sinker for this year's April Fool joke . 在今年的愚人节他成了十足的受愚弄对象 -
［ORIGIN with allusion to the taking of bait by a fish.］
off the hook 1 informal no longer in difficulty or trouble 〈非正式〉 摆脱困境（或麻烦）I lied to get him off the hook . 为了让他摆脱麻烦我撒了谎 -
2 （of a telephone receiver） not on its rest, and so preventing incoming calls （电话听筒）没挂上（以至于电话无法打入） -
on the hook for N. Amer. informal （in a financial context） responsible for 〈北 美，非正式〉 （金融方面）负责he's on the hook for about $9.5 million . 他对约950万美元负责 -
on one's own hook informal ,dated ,chiefly US on one's own account; by oneself 〈非 正式，旧，主美〉 独立地，独自地，单独 -
sling one's hook ［usu. in imperative］Brit. informal leave; go away 〈英， 非正式〉 离开；走开
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hook up 1 （亦作hook someone/thing up ） link or be linked to electronic equipment （被）连接，接上 ［with obj.］Ali was hooked up to an electrocardiograph . 阿里接上了心电图机 -
2 informal （of two people） meet or form a relationship 〈非正式〉（两个人）相聚，交往he hooked up with a friend in Budapest. 他在布达佩斯见到了一位朋友 -
engage in or form a casual sexual relationship 勾搭；发生性关系
hooking up with total strangers can be very dangerous. 勾搭完全的陌生人可能会很危险的
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the fish hook 鱼钩
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