hook1/hUk; hʊk/n [C]1 a curved piece of metal or plastic, used for hanging things on 挂钩﹐吊钩: Tom hung his coat on the hook. 汤姆把他的外套挂在了衣钩上。2 a curved piece of metal, for example for catching fish 钓钩﹐鱼钩3 let/get sb off the hook to allow or help someone to get out of a difficult situation 让/帮助某人脱离困境4 off the hook if the telephone is off the hook, the part that you speak into is not in its correct position, and people cannot call you〔电话听筒〕未挂好5 a way of hitting your opponent in BOXING , with your elbow bent〔拳击中的〕钩拳: left/right hook 左/右钩拳
hook2v [T] 1 to fasten or hang something onto or around something else 把…固定在…﹔吊﹐挂: hook sth onto/to etc sth Hook the bucket onto the rope and lower it down. 把桶拴在绳子上放下去。2 to bend your finger, arm, or leg around something, so that you are holding or pulling it 屈起〔手指﹑胳膊或腿〕﹔钩﹔绕: hook sth through/in/over etc sth Ruth hooked her arm through Tony's. 露丝钩住托尼的胳膊。3 to catch a fish 钓〔鱼〕: He hooked a 20-lb salmon. 他钓了一条 20 磅重的鲑鱼。hook up phr v 1 hook sb/sth up to connect someone or something to a machine or piece of equipment 把…连接到〔机器或设备〕: +to Millions of people are now hooked up to the Internet. 现在有数百万人连上了因特网。2 AmE informal if people hook up, they meet, start having a relationship, or start working together【美,非正式】与…交往﹔与…合作: +with He’d just hooked up with Angela. 他刚刚开始和安杰拉交往。