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

• The company was heavily in hock to the banks.
  这家公司欠了银行大笔借款。
• 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。
• 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 hock, as the hind foot leaves the ground, should first move forward rather than being pulled upwards, but certainly not backwards.
  当后蹄离开地面时，飞节首先是向前运动，而不是向上提，当然更不会向后动。
• 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。
• Hit with a hock; in boxing.
  用跗关节击中；在拳击比赛中。
• 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。
• Were you going to hock it yourself?
  你想把自己送进监狱吗？
• Her jewellery is all in hock.
  她当掉了所有的首饰。
• Hushang renowned developers that land hock real estate enterprises can not only save lives, but also may create.
  同时，沪上知名开发商认为，土地典当不仅救不了房地产企业的命，而且更似饮鸩止渴。