hook

詳細解釋：

hook

n.（名詞）

A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else.
鉤：呈曲線形或急劇彎曲的金屬裝置，用於抓、拉、掛或固定其他東西
A fishhook.
魚鉤
Something shaped like a hook, especially:
鉤狀物，尤指：
A curved or barbed plant or animal part.
彎曲部分，有鉤部分：曲線形或長倒刺的動植物部分
A short angled or curved line on a letter.
字母彎曲之處：字母上的曲線或帶角度的短線
A sickle.
鐮刀

A sharp bend or curve, as in a river.
河灣：河流的陡彎或急轉彎
A point or spit of land with a sharply curved end.
鉤狀岬：一片尖狀或狹長的陸地，一頭急劇彎曲
A means of catching or ensnaring; a trap.
陷阱：捕捉或誘捕的方式；圈套
Slang
【俚語】
A means of attracting interest or attention; an enticement:
誘惑物：吸引人們興趣或注意力的方式；引誘手段：
例句：
a sales hook.
吸引購買的手段

Music A catchy motif or refrain:
【音樂】 符尾：好聽上口的主調或結尾重複：
例句：
.sugary hard rock melodies[and] ear candy hooks. (Boston Globe)
.甜美的重金屬旋律和 動聽的符尾. (波士頓環球)

Sports
【體育運動】
A short swinging blow in boxing delivered with a crooked arm.
鉤拳：拳擊運動以彎曲的手臂打擊的短而擺動的一拳
A golf stroke that sends the ball to the left of a right-handed player or to the right of a left-handed player.
曲線擊球：在高爾夫球運動中右手持棒者向左的擊球或左手持棒者向右的擊球
In surfing, the lip of a breaking wave.
浪峰：衝浪運動中一個 * 浪的浪尖
Baseball A curve ball.
【棒球】 曲線球
Basketball A hook shot.
【籃球】 鉤手投籃
v.（動詞）
hooked,hook.ing,hooks
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook.
鉤：用鉤子抓、吊或連線
Informal To snare.
【非正式用語】 誘捕，引誘
Slang To steal; snatch.See Synonyms at steal
【俚語】 偷；攫取參見 steal
To fasten by or as if by a hook.
鉤住：用鉤或似乎用鉤連線
To pierce or gore with or as if with a hook.
鉤破，鉤穿：用鉤或似乎用鉤刺穿或劃破
Slang
【俚語】
To take strong hold of; captivate:
牢牢抓住；吸引：
例句：
a novel that hooked me on the very first page.
從第一頁起就牢牢吸引我的小說

To cause to become addicted.
使上癮
To make (a rug) by looping yarn through canvas with a type of hook.
編織，鉤編：用一種鉤子把毛線穿織在網形粗布上製成（地毯）
Sports
【體育運動】
To hit with a hook in boxing.
以鉤拳擊中
To hit (a golf ball) in a hook.
曲線擊出（高爾夫球）
Baseball To pitch (a ball) with a curve.
【棒球】 投曲線球
Basketball To shoot (a ball) in a hook shot.
【籃球】 投鉤射球
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To bend like a hook.
彎成鉤狀
To fasten by means of a hook or a hook and eye.
用鉤或鉤眼扣固定
Slang To work as a prostitute.
【俚語】 當妓女

<常用詞組>hook up
To assemble or wire (a mechanism).
裝配或接通（機械）
To connect a mechanism and a source of power.
裝置電源：把機械和某種能源連線起來
Slang To form a tie or connection:
【俚語】 勾結：形成某種聯繫或紐帶：
例句：
hooked up with the wrong crowd.
與一幫壞人勾結在一起

<習慣用語>by hook or by crook
By whatever means possible, fair or unfair.
不擇手段：採用任何正當或不正當的手段
get the hook【俚語】
To be unceremoniously dismissed or terminated.
被非正式地解僱或中止工作
hook, line, and sinker【非正式用語】
Without reservation; completely:
無保留地；完全地：
例句：
swallowed the excuse hook, line, and sinker.
完全相信了這個藉口

off the hook【非正式用語】
Freed, as from blame or a vexatious obligation:
脫身：免於責備或煩人的責任：
例句：
let me off the hook with a mild reprimand.
溫和地責備後便放過了我

on (one`s) own hook
By one`s own efforts.
獨立地：憑藉自身的努力
來源：
Middle English hok
中古英文 hok
from Old English hôc * see keg-
源自 古英文 hôc *參見 keg-