hock

名词 hock:

1. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
   同义词：Rhine wine, Rhenish
2. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
   同义词：hock-joint

动词 hock:

1. leave as a guarantee in return for money
   同义词：pawn, soak
2. disable by cutting the hock

1. The hock of a horse or other animal.
   肘关节马或其它动物的腿肉
2. 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。

hock

n.（名词）

The tarsal joint of the hind leg of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, corresponding to the human ankle but bending in the opposite direction.
跗关节：马等跗行四足动物后腿的跗关节，与人类的踝关节类似但弯曲方向相反
A joint in the leg of a domestic fowl similar to the hock of a quadruped.
足部脚关节：与四足动物跗关节相似的禽腿上的关节
A small cut of meat, especially ham, from the front or hind leg directly above the foot.
腿肉：尤指一小块取于前后腿向上部分的腿肉
v.tr.（及物动词）
hocked,hock.ing,hocks
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; hamstring.
割断跗关节的筋使残废；割断腿腱

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English hôh [heel]
源自 古英语 hôh [后跟]

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n.Chiefly British （名词）【多用于英国】
Rhine wine.
白葡萄酒：莱茵河流域生产的白葡萄酒

来源：
Short for obsolete Hockamore
废语 Hockamore的简写
alteration of German Hochheimer
德语 Hochheimer的变化
from Hochheim [a town of west-central Germany]
源自 赫希海姆 [德国中西部一城镇]

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v.tr.（及物动词）
hocked,hock.ing,hocks
To pawn:
典当，抵押：
例句：
hock a diamond ring.
典当一颗钻石戒指

n.（名词）
The state of being pawned:
被典当或抵押的状态：
例句：
put the diamonds in hock.
典当钻石

The state of being in debt:
欠债：
例句：
thought we`d never get out of hock.
我们再也不可能还清债务

来源：
Probably from Dutch hok [prison]
可能源自 荷兰语 hok [监狱]