hock

英 [hɒk]

美 [hɑːk]

n.  (动物后腿的)跗关节; 莱茵白葡萄酒; 典当; 抵押
v.  典当; 抵押

复数：hocks　现在分词：hocking　过去式：hocked　过去分词：hocked　第三人称单数：hocks　

BNC.21717 / COCA.22405

习惯用语

n.

be in hock (to sb)
• 欠（某人某物）
  to owe sb sth
• I'm in hock to the bank for £6 000.
  我欠银行6 000英镑。

牛津词典

noun

• （动物后腿的）跗关节
  the middle joint of an animal's back leg
• 莱茵白葡萄酒
  a German white wine
• 莱茵白葡萄酒
  a German white wine
• 典当；抵押
  if sth that you own is in hock , you have exchanged it for money but hope to buy it back later

verb

• 典当；抵押
  to leave a valuable object with sb in exchange for money that you borrow

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 霍克酒（德国产的一种干白葡萄酒）
  Hockis a type of dry white wine from Germany.
  1. ...a glass of hock.
     一杯霍克酒
• （尤指马后腿上的）跗关节
  Thehockof an animal, especially a horse, is the joint in its back leg that points backwards.
• N-COUNT （尤指猪的）腿肉
  Ahockis a piece of meat from above the foot of an animal, especially a pig.
  1. ...ham hocks with garlic and mustard sauce.
     配蒜蓉芥末酱汁的蹄膀
• PHRASE 负债的;欠债的
  If someone isin hock, they are in debt.
  1. Even company directors on £100,000 a year can be deeply in hock to the banks.
     即便是年薪10万英镑的公司董事也可能欠银行很多债。
• PHRASE 欠…的债（或人情）
  If you arein hock tosomeone, you feel you have to do things for them because they have given you money or support.
  1. It is almost impossible for the prime minister to stand above the factions. He always seems in hock to one or another.
     总理想要不受各派系的影响几乎是不可能的。他好像总是为某一派所牵制。

英英释义

noun

• tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals
  Synonym:hock-joint
• any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
  Synonym:Rhine wineRhenish

verb

• disable by cutting the hock
• leave as a guarantee in return for money
  1. pawn your grandfather's gold watch
  Synonym:pawnsoak

双语例句

• Having paid off the pawnbroker, I now had my watch out of hock.
  偿还了当铺老板的债，我赎回了自己的手表。
• The bones in the tail should feel straight and should reach to the hock joint or below.
  尾骨直，而且延伸到飞节或更低的位置。
• The company was heavily in hock to the banks.
  这家公司欠了银行大笔借款。
• After one more payment on the car, you will be out of hock.
  这车再付一次款，帐就清了。
• The leg from hock joint to foot pad is perpendicular to the ground.
  从飞节到足爪这部分后腿完全垂直于地面。
• It was spring, and our padded clothes had just been placed in hock.
  这是个春天，我们的棉衣都刚脱下来就人了当铺。
• Get it out of hock or go buy a new one.
  要么把它赎回来，要么去买个新的。
• It is almost impossible for the prime minister to stand above the factions. He always seems in hock to one or another.
  总理想要不受各派系的影响几乎是不可能的。他好像总是为某一派所牵制。
• Even company directors on £ 100,000 a year can be deeply in hock to the banks.
  即便是年薪10万英镑的公司董事也可能欠银行很多债。
• We're in hock to the Chinese up to our eyeballs because of the war in Iraq, for one thing.
  由于伊拉克战争等原因，我们抵押给中国人的东西堆积到了和视线平齐的地步。