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*hook¹ /hk; hʊk/
n [C]
1 a curved piece of metal or plastic, used for hanging things on, or catching fish 挂钩，吊钩; 钓钩:
a coat hook 挂衣钩
2 let/get sb off the hook to help someone to avoid a difficult situation, especially when they have caused this situation by their own actions 让/使某人摆脱困境［脱身］:
"Jo says she'll tell him." "That lets me off the hook." “乔说她来告诉他。”“那我就解脱了。”
3 off the hook when the part of the telephone that you speak into is not in its usual place, so no one can call you 〔电话听筒〕未挂上
4 left/right hook a kind of PUNCH 左钩拳/右钩拳
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