hock

US [hɑk]
UK [hɒk]
  • n.典当；（动物后腿的）跗关节；莱茵白葡萄酒；抵押
  • v.典当；抵押
  • Web蹄膀；肘子；飞节
Plural Form：hocks  Present Participle：hocking  Past Tense：hocked  

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Hock
n.
1.
[c]
（动物后腿的）跗关节the middle joint of an animal's back leg
2.
[u][c]
莱茵白葡萄酒a German white wine
3.
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典当；抵押if sth that you own is inhock , you have exchanged it for money but hope to buy it back later
IDM
I'm in hock to the bank for £6 000.
我欠银行 6 000 英镑。
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。
v.
1.
(informal)
~ sth
典当；抵押to leave a valuable object with sb in exchange for money that you borrow

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1.
A string of failed business ventures frequently left him in hock to his creditors.
生意上接连的失利迫使他频频向债主典当。
shēng yì shàng jiē lián de shī lì pò shǐ tā pín pín xiàng zhài zhǔ diǎn dàng 。
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2.
The thighs should be very muscular and powerful for the size of the dog with the stifles well bent and the legs straight from hock to heel.
对这样体型的狗而言，大腿的肌肉应该非常发达而且有力，后膝关节适当弯曲，从飞节到脚踝部分非常直。
duì zhè yàng tǐ xíng de gǒu ér yán , dà tuǐ de jī ròu yīng gāi fēi cháng fā dá ér qiě yǒu lì , hòu xī guān jié shì dàng wān qū , cóng fēi jié dào jiǎo huái bù fen fēi cháng zhí 。
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3.
Tail bushy, with the last vertebra extended at least to the hock joint.
毛发浓密，尾椎至少延伸到飞节。
máo fà nóng mì , wěi zhuī zhì shǎo yán shēn dào fēi jié 。
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4.
Says inventor Professor Seah Hock Soon, anyone with a computer and the software will be able to create animation.
瑟。霍克。逊教授说，只要有一台电脑和这个软件，任何人都能制作动画。
sè 。 huò kè 。 xùn jiào shòu shuō , zhǐ yào yǒu yī tái diàn nǎo hé zhè ge ruǎn jiàn , rèn hé rén dōu néng zhì zuò dòng huà 。
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5.
The tail should be clearly visible above the back when the cat is alert and is not to exceed the hock in length.
在猫儿处于警惕状态时，它的尾巴应该是清楚明显的在背上，长度不能超出飞节。
zài māo ér chǔ yú jǐng tì zhuàng tài shí , tā de wěi ba yīng gāi shì qīng chǔ míng xiǎn de zài bèi shàng , cháng dù bù néng chāo chū fēi jié 。
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6.
Not since the second world war have so many governments borrowed so much so quickly or, collectively, been so heavily in hock.
二战以来，第一次有如此多的国家政府欠下如此巨额的债务，也是第一次这么多国家集体迅速陷入赤字状态。
èr zhàn yǐ lái , dì yī cì yǒu rú cǐ duō de guó jiā zhèng fǔ qiàn xià rú cǐ jù é de zhài wù , yě shì dì yī cì zhè me duō guó jiā jí tǐ xùn sù xiàn rù chì zì zhuàng tài 。
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7.
The tail is set moderately high and reaches approximately to the point of hock when down.
尾巴的位置稍高，如果向下垂，能延伸到飞节。
wěi ba de wèi zhì shāo gāo , rú guǒ xiàng xià chuí , néng yán shēn dào fēi jié 。
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8.
But economists worried that as America's consumption boom took it deeper into hock, foreigners would become less willing to lend to it.
然而，经济人士担心随着美国消费激增导致透支过度，外国可能就没那么愿意向美国出借了。
rán ér , jīng jì rén shì dān xīn suí zhe měi guó xiāo fèi jī zēng dǎo zhì tòu zhī guò dù , wài guó kě néng jiù méi nà me yuàn yì xiàng měi guó chū jiè le 。
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9.
As the middle classes turned to claret, so the upper classes abandoned this increasingly common tipple in favour of hock and champagne.
当中产阶级的口味转向波尔多红酒之后，上流社会就抛弃了这种日渐寻常的饮料，转而青睐白葡萄酒和香槟酒了。
dāng zhōng chǎn jiē jí de kǒu wèi zhuǎn xiàng bō ěr duō hóng jiǔ zhī hòu , shàng liú shè huì jiù pāo qì le zhè zhǒng rì jiàn xún cháng de yǐn liào , zhuǎn ér qīng lài bái pú táo jiǔ hé xiāng bīn jiǔ le 。
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10.
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。
cháng huán le dàng pù lǎo bǎn de zhài , wǒ shú huí le zì jǐ de shǒu biǎo 。
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