/hʊk; huk/
n
1 curved or bent piece of wire, plastic, etc for catching hold of sth or for hanging sth on 钩子; 吊钩; 挂钩
*a `fish-hook 鱼钩
* a `crochet hook 钩针
* Hang your towel on a hook. 把你的毛巾挂在挂钩上吧.
2 (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) curved tool for cutting (grain, etc) or for chopping (branches) 镰刀; （砍树枝用的）弯刀
*a `reaping-hook
* a `billhook.
3 thing shaped like a hook, eg a sharp bend in a river, etc or a curving point of land 钩状物; 河曲; 陆地弯曲处
*the Hook of Holland 荷兰钩.
4 (a) (in cricket or golf) type of stroke that hooks (hook2 4a) the ball （板球或高尔夫球）击出曲线球.
(b) (in boxing) short blow with the elbow bent （拳击）用钩拳击打
*a left hook to the jaw 照着下颌的一击左钩拳.
5 (idm 习语) by ,hook or by `crook by one means or another, no matter what happens 用种种方法; 千方百计. ,hook, line and `sinker entirely; completely 完全地; 全部地
*What I said was untrue but he fell for it/swallowed it(ie believed it) hook, line and sinker. 我所说的并非实话, 他却完全信以为真. off the `hook (of a telephone receiver) not replaced, thus preventing incoming calls （指电话听筒）未挂上（以防有电话打进）
*He left the phone off the hook so that he wouldn't be disturbed. 他不把电话听筒挂上, 以免受到打扰. (let sb/get) off the `hook (infml 口) out of difficulty or trouble 脱离困境; 免除烦恼
*She was winning easily, but then she started to get careless and let her opponent off the hook, ie allowed her to avoid being defeated. 她赢得很顺利, 可是跟着就大意起来了, 对手转忧为喜. sling one's hook => sling v.

/hʊk; huk/
v
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (on/onto/over/round sth) (cause sth to) be fastened with or as if with a hook or hooks 钩住（某物）
*These two pieces of the chain hook together. 这两个链环套在一起.
* a dress that hooks/is hooked at the back 从背面用钩眼扣扣住的连衣裙
* hook the caravan (on) to the car 把有篷的拖车跟汽车挂上
* My shirt got hooked on a thorn. 一根刺儿挂着了我的衬衣.
(b) [Tn] catch (sth) with a hook 用钩子钩住（某物）
*hook a large fish 钓着一条大鱼
* (fig joc 比喻, 谑) hook a husband/wife 嫁人[娶妻].
2 [Tn] make (sth) into the form of a hook 把（某物）弯成钩状
*hook one's finger 屈指.
3 [Tn] (sl 俚) steal (sth) 偷窃（某物）.
4 [Tn] (sport 体)
(a) hit (a ball) in a curving path or with a curving stroke 击出（曲线球）; 以弧线击（球）.
(b) (in Rugby football) kick (the ball) backwards in a scrum(1) （橄榄球）并列争球时钩射（球）.
5 (idm 习语) be hooked (on sb) (sl 俚) be in love (with sb) 爱上（某人）. be/get hooked (on sth) (sl 俚) be/become addicted (to sth); be/become completely committed (to sth) 迷上（某事物）; 完全陷于（某事物）之中
*get hooked on heroin, gambling, television 吸海洛因[赌博/看电视]上了瘾
* She's completely hooked on the idea of a camping holiday. 她一心想着来个野营度假.
6 (phr v) hook sth/sb up fasten (a garment) by means of hooks and eyes 用钩眼扣扣好（衣服）
*hook up a dress 把连衣裙上的钩眼扣扣好
* Please will you hook me up (ie fasten my dress up) at the back? 请你替我把後背的钩眼扣扣上好吗? （扣好连衣裙） hook (sth) up (with sth) link broadcasting facilities for special transmissions 连接无线电设备以播送特别节目; 联播
*The BBC is hooked up with Australian television by satellite. 英国广播公司通过卫星与澳大利亚电视实行联播.