hock
UK [hɒk] US [hɑ:k] noun
WINE 酒
uncountable mainly UK
■a type of white wine from Germany 霍克酒（一种德国白葡萄酒）
UK [hɒk] US [hɑ:k] noun
MONEY 钱
in hock
■in debt; owing or owed 欠债，未付款•The company's entire assets are now in hock to the banks.这家公司的所有资产现在都抵押给了银行。 ■Possessions which are in hock are pawned (= left temporarily with a person in exchange for an amount of money which must be paid back after a limited time to prevent the thing from being sold) 被典当，在抵押中•Most of her jewellery is in hock.她 的大多数珠宝都典当掉了。
UK [hɒk] US [hɑ:k] noun
ANIMAL 动物
countable
■the middle joint in the back leg of an animal such as a horse （动物后腿上的）跗关节
countable mainly US
■the meat on the lower leg of an animal （动物的）小腿肉•ham hocks火腿肉
UK [hɒk] US [hɑ:k] verb transitive informal
■to sell something which you hope to buy back later because you need money now 典当，抵押•She had to hock her wedding ring.她只好把她的结婚戒指拿去典当了。 |