noun🔗Share钩子, 弯钩 A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment."The fisherman used a sturdy hooker to catch the fish. "渔夫用结实的弯钩来捕鱼。nauticalutensilitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鱼钩,倒钩. A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook."The fisherman carefully cast his hooker into the river. "渔夫小心地把鱼钩抛向了河里。fishutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share弯刀,镰刀。 Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook."The farmer used a hooker to trim the overgrown hedges in the field. "农夫用弯刀修剪田里长得太高的树篱。agricultureutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钩针 The curved needle used in the art of crochet."The crocheter carefully inserted the hooker into the yarn to begin her new scarf. "钩针编织者小心地将钩针插入纱线中,开始编织她的新围巾。artutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share门钹,合页挂钩 The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns."The carpenter carefully attached the hooker to the post so the barn door would swing smoothly. "木匠小心地把门钹固定在柱子上,这样谷仓的门才能顺畅地开关。partarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share弯钩 A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j."The calligraphy teacher pointed out that the "g" in my name needed a longer, more pronounced hooker to be properly formed. "书法老师指出,我名字里的“g”需要一个更长、更明显的弯钩才能写得更好。grammarwritinglanguagewordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share时事热点, 噱头 A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely."The school's new dress code was a hooker for the recent debate on school uniforms in the local newspaper. "学校的新校服规定是借地方报纸上最近关于校服的辩论而制造的一个时事热点。mediacommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share圈套,陷阱。 A snare; a trap."The teacher set a clever hooker to catch the students' attention about the upcoming project. "老师设下了一个巧妙的圈套,为的是吸引学生们对即将到来的项目的注意。thingitemdeviceutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share髋骨突,髋结节 (in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones."The veterinarian palpated the cow's hookers to assess her overall health and body condition. "兽医触摸了那头母牛的髋骨突(髋结节),以评估它的整体健康状况和体况。bodyanimalanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share开除, 踢出。 Removal or expulsion from a group or activity"The student's poor attendance resulted in his hooker from the debate club. "由于该学生糟糕的出勤率,他被踢出了辩论社。groupactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share连作地,两年连作地。 A field sown two years in succession."The farmer planted a crop of corn in the hooker this year, after planting beans there last year. "今年,这位农民在连作地里种上了玉米,因为去年这里种的是豆子。agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share引子,钩子,吸引人的开场白 (authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play."The speaker started with a strong hooker about the future of education, immediately grabbing the audience's attention. "演讲者用一个关于教育未来的强有力引子开场,立即吸引了听众的注意力。communicationwritingliteraturelanguagemediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share噱头,卖点 (authorship) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention."The new teacher's engaging hooker about the history of the Roman Empire immediately captured the students' attention. "这位新老师讲罗马帝国历史时,一开始就用了一个非常吸引人的噱头,一下子就抓住了学生的注意力。entertainmentliteraturewritingmediastoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share精妙之处,绝妙手段 A finesse."The teacher used a clever hooker in her presentation to get the students' attention. "老师在展示中用了一个绝妙的手段来吸引学生的注意力。styleactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share老K, J (扑克牌) A jack (the playing card)."My uncle dealt the cards, and I got the hooker, so I went first. "我叔叔发了牌,我拿到老K (J),所以我先出牌。gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share沙嘴,岬,钩状沙洲 A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey."The children played on the beach, near the hooker that protected the cove from the waves. "孩子们在海滩上玩耍,靠近那个保护小海湾免受海浪侵袭的钩状沙洲。geographygeologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share副歌, 钩子. A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song."The catchy hooker in the new school song made it incredibly popular. "这首新校歌里那段抓耳的副歌让它变得非常流行。musicentertainmentsoundphraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share锚,船锚. A ship's anchor."The ship's captain carefully lowered the hooker into the seabed to secure the vessel. "船长小心地将船锚缓缓放入海底,以固定船只。nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钩子,挂钩程序 Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour."The new software update included a hooker for automatically backing up files to the cloud. "这次新的软件更新包含了一个“钩子程序”,可以自动将文件备份到云端。computingtechnologysystemtechnicalfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share搭钩词 (Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word."The player made a clever hooker by placing "table" vertically, adding "s" to the end, to create "tables." "这位玩家打出了一个巧妙的搭钩词,他垂直放下“table”(桌子)一词,并在末尾加上字母“s”,构成了“tables”(桌子们)这个新词。gamewordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share问号上钩,弯钩。 A diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ."The teacher wrote the word "ỏ" on the board, pointing to the hooker above the "o". "老师在黑板上写了“ỏ”这个字,指着字母“o”上面的那个弯钩说。linguisticsphoneticsgrammarmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHáček. A háček."The háček above the "e" in the word "máte" is a diacritical hooker. "“máte” 这个词中字母 “e” 上面的小钩,是一个变音符小钩 (háček)。languageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share前锋,边锋 Senses relating to sports."The rugby team needs a strong hooker to win scrums. "这支橄榄球队需要一个强壮的前锋才能赢得争球。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share妓女,娼妓 One who, or that which, hooks."The fishing hooker snagged a large fish. "那艘用鱼钩捕鱼的渔船捕到了一条大鱼。personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小渔船,小艇。 A small fishing boat."My grandfather's small fishing hooker was often used for catching mackerel. "我爷爷的小渔船经常被用来捕捞鲭鱼。nauticalvehiclefishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share老旧船只,旧式帆船。 Any antiquated craft."The old fishing hooker was repaired by the boatwright. "老旧的渔船被造船匠修理好了。nauticalvehiclesailinghistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钩球队员, 锋线卫。 A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot."The rugby hooker skillfully hooked the ball out of the scrum. "这位锋线卫熟练地用脚把球从争球中钩了出来。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钩针编织者,钩针工人 A crocheter."My grandmother is a skilled hooker; she makes beautiful blankets and scarves with her crochet needles. "我的奶奶是一位手艺精湛的钩针编织者,她用钩针织出了漂亮的毯子和围巾。jobpersonworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钩竿窃贼,扒手 A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods."The shop owner installed bars on the windows to deter the hooker from stealing clothes again. "店主在窗户上安装了铁栅栏,以阻止那个钩竿窃贼再次偷衣服。jobpersonactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share妓女,娼妓 A prostitute."I saw a news report about a woman who was arrested for being a hooker. "我看到一则新闻报道,说一个女人因为当妓女被捕了。sexpersonhumansocietyjobmoralserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share一口酒,一大口,一杯酒 (1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp."At the party, he took a large hooker of gin, making him feel quite drunk. "在派对上,他猛喝了一大口杜松子酒,感觉有点醉了。drinkamounthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading