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

• His watch was in hock.
  他的表已经拿去当了。
• 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 from the hocks to the pads are short with a well angulated hock joint.
  从飞节到足爪的骨骼短，飞节角度恰当。
• From hip to hock long and sinewy, hock to pad short and strong.
  从臀部到飞节长而强壮有力，飞节到脚垫短而结实。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The company was heavily in hock to the banks.
  这家公司欠了银行大笔借款。
• He was in hock for three years.
  他坐了3年牢。
• By1918 America was no longer in hock to others, and went on to become the world's biggest creditor.
  到了1918年美国不再欠人家的债了，进而成为世界上最大的债权人。