hook /huk/ I. n.［c］1.钩子，挂钩：Hang your coat on the hook.把你的外套挂在衣钩上。2. 用于习语 off the hook 把电话挂上；摆脱困境：He left the telephone off the hook because he didn’t want to be disturbed.因为不想被打扰，他把电话挂上。John’s agreed to go to the meeting in my place so that gets/lets me off the hook. 约翰替我去开会，这样就让我回避了麻烦。‖II.vt.&vi. 挂在钩上；扣好：a dress that is hooked/hooks at the back 背部用钩扣的女衣 hook up连接；联系：Is your computer hooked up yet? 你的计算机联上了吗？Do you want to hook up with us when you come to Seattle?到西雅图后要跟我们联系吗？