早安英文 第262期:教你hook的不同用法

 英语学习笔记：

hook n.弯钩，挂钩; v. 吸引; n. 吸引人的东西

off the hook 摆脱困境，脱身

be ringing off the hook 电话响个不停

leave/take the phone off the hook 让电话处于未挂上的状态

hook something onto something 把…挂在...上

sling¹ your hook 快离开

by hook or by crook² 不择手段，千方百计，无论如何。

Tom hung his coat on the hook behind the door.

Tom把他的衣服挂在了门后的挂钩上。

The phone was ringing off the hook here all weekend.

整个周末这儿的电话都响个不停。

In the hotel, I leave the phone off the hook in order to take a nap.

我把电话听筒拿了下来以便睡会儿。

Just hook the bucket onto the rope and lower it down.

把小桶挂在绳子下送下去。

Cigarette ads designed to hook young people.

香烟的广告都设计成吸引年轻人。

You always need a bit of a hook to get people to go to the theatre.

总是需要点东西吸引人们去剧院。

If she set her mind on something, then she had to acquire it, by hook or by crook.

如果她决定了做什么事，那么她就一定要得到它，不管用什么方法。

1 sling   

vt.扔；悬挂；n.挂带；吊索，吊兜；弹弓

参考例句：

• The boy discharged a stone from a sling.这个男孩用弹弓射石头。
• By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。

2 crook   

v.使弯曲；n.小偷，骗子，贼；弯曲(处)

参考例句：

• He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.我骂他骗子，他要我向他认错。
• She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.她用手臂挎着一个小包裹。