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| 1 | a curved piece of metal or plastic for hanging things on 挂钩 |
| He hung his coat on a hook on the back of the door. 他把外套挂在门后的衣钩上。 |
| | 1a | a small curved piece of metal or plastic used for catching fish at the end of a line 鱼钩 | |
| | 1b | a curved piece of metal or plastic fixed to a pole or with a handle at the other end , used for catching hold of something 吊钩 | | a meat hook 肉钩 | | a boat hook 船钩 | |
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| 2 | a hit that a boxer (= someone who fights as a sport) makes with their arm bent (拳击中的)钩拳 |
| a left/right hook a left hook to the jaw 击向下巴的左钩拳 |
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| 3 | informal a method used for getting people interested in and attracted to something , especially something you are selling 引人上钩的招数；陷阱 |
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| - | by hook or by crook
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| in whatever way is possible |
| 不择手段地；千方百计地 |
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| - | get your hooks into sb informal
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| to get someone and keep them in a situation that is bad for them |
| 使某人陷入困境 |
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| - | hook, line, and sinker
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| believing something completely , usually something that is not true |
| 完全地，全部地(相信某事，通常指谎言) |
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| - | off the hook
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| 1 | if a telephone is off the hook , the receiver (= the part you speak into) has not been put into its place , so you cannot receive any calls (电话听筒)未挂上 |
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| 2 | informal having avoided a duty , an unpleasant situation , or a punishment 摆脱责任；脱身 | I don’ t believe his boss has let him off the hook again. 我不信他老板又让他脱身了。 | |
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