noun🔗Share弯钩，钩子 A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment."The construction workers used hookers to lift the heavy steel beams into place. "建筑工人们用弯钩把沉重的钢梁吊装到位。utensilnauticaltechnicaldeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鱼钩，倒钩 A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook."He carefully selected the right size hookers from his tackle box before baiting them and casting his line into the lake. "他小心地从他的工具箱里挑选出合适大小的鱼钩，然后在上面装上鱼饵，把鱼线抛向湖中。fishutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share弯刀，镰刀 Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook."The farmhand sharpened the hookers before heading out to prune the overgrown blackberry bushes. "农场工人出门修剪蔓生的黑莓灌木丛之前，先磨快了弯刀。agricultureutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钩针，弯针。 The curved needle used in the art of crochet."The crocheter carefully threaded the yarn onto her hookers. "钩针编织者小心地将纱线穿到她的钩针上。artutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share合页柱上的钩, 门枢. The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns."The gate swung crookedly because the hookers on the fence post were bent. "因为栅栏柱上的合页钩弯曲了，门才会歪歪斜斜地摆动。partarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钩, 弯钩 A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.""When learning calligraphy, the teacher emphasized the importance of the delicate hookers at the bottom of the letters 'g' and 'j' to achieve the desired elegant style." "学习书法时，老师强调字母“g”和“j”底部那些精巧的弯钩非常重要，它们能帮助达到理想的优雅风格。writinglanguagewordgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share时事热点，新闻由头 A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely."The article about the local bakery's new bread used "hookers" like the upcoming town festival and National Bread Day to attract more readers. "关于本地面包店新面包的文章利用了“时事热点”，比如即将到来的城镇节日和全国面包日，来吸引更多读者。mediawritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share陷阱，圈套。 A snare; a trap."The salesperson used tricky discounts and hidden fees as hookers to trap customers into signing long-term contracts. "这个销售员用花哨的折扣和隐藏费用作为陷阱，诱骗顾客签订长期合同。actionthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share髋骨，髋结节 (in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones."The butcher pointed to the hookers on the beef carcass to show the apprentice where the sirloin would be cut. "屠夫指着牛肉胴体上的髋结节，向学徒展示了从哪里切割西冷牛排。anatomyanimalbodybiologyphysiologypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share开除，踢出。 Removal or expulsion from a group or activity""After several missed deadlines and a lack of participation, the project manager recommended the hookers of two team members." "由于多次错过截止日期且缺乏参与，项目经理建议开除两名团队成员。groupactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share连作地，二茬地 A field sown two years in succession."The farmer rotated his crops, leaving the north field as hookers this year, so the soil could recover before planting wheat again next season. "农民轮作作物，今年让北边的地作为连作地，这样土壤就能在下个季度再次种植小麦前得到恢复。agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share引人入胜的开头, 吸引眼球的句子。 (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."Good speeches start with strong hookers to grab the audience's attention. "好的演讲都以引人入胜的开头吸引观众的注意力。literaturewritingcommunicationlanguagemediastatemententertainmentChat 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 scriptwriters brainstormed several hookers, like a surprise inheritance and a hidden treasure, to make the opening scene more exciting. "编剧们集思广益，想出了几个噱头，比如意外的遗产和隐藏的宝藏，让开场戏更精彩。entertainmentliteraturemediawritingstorycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share骗术，花招 A finesse."The bridge players decided to try hookers to gain an advantage in the game. "桥牌玩家们决定试试用骗术来获取比赛优势。businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share老K, 钩子 A jack (the playing card)."In poker, two hookers and a pair of eights won him the pot. "在扑克牌游戏中，两个钩子和一对八让他赢得了彩池。gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share沙嘴，岬，沙钩 A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey."The fishing boat anchored near the hookers, a narrow strip of sand jutting into the bay. "那艘渔船停泊在沙嘴附近，那是一条伸入海湾的狭长沙带。geographygeologyplacenatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share副歌， 吸引人的乐段 A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song."The songwriter spent hours crafting the hookers for her new pop song, hoping they would grab listeners' attention immediately. "这位作曲家花了几个小时精心创作她新流行歌曲的副歌，希望这些吸引人的乐段能立刻抓住听众的注意力。musicentertainmentsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share锚，船锚 A ship's anchor."The sailors tightened the lines to the hookers, ensuring the ship remained secure in the harbor. "水手们收紧了连接船锚的缆绳，确保船只牢固地停泊在港口里。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 software developers added hookers to the game engine, allowing modders to easily change character appearances and add new weapons." "软件开发者在游戏引擎中添加了挂钩程序，方便模组制作者轻松修改角色外观并添加新武器。computingsystemtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share连接词，钩连词 (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.""Using clever hookers, she scored big points in Scrabble by turning 'at' into 'eat' and 'in' into 'win'." "通过巧妙的钩连词，她玩拼字游戏时把“at”变成了“eat”，把“in”变成了“win”，得了不少分。gamelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share问号上弯符 A diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ.""When learning Vietnamese, it's important to practice drawing the little 'hookers' above the vowels to correctly pronounce words like 'tỏ' and 'ỏ'." "学习越南语时，练习在元音字母上方书写像小问号一样的“问号上弯符”非常重要，这样才能正确发音像“tỏ”和“ỏ”这样的词。languagelinguisticswritinggrammarwordmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小钩, 弯钩 A háček."My grandmother uses hookers to close her handmade sweaters. "我奶奶用小钩子来扣住她手工编织的毛衣。sexhumanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share黑脚, 不正当触球. Senses relating to sports."The rugby team needs strong hookers to win scrums. "橄榄球队需要强壮的黑脚队员才能赢得争球。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share妓女，娼妓 One who, or that which, hooks."The quilt show displayed amazing pieces made by talented hookers. "被子展上展出了由才华横溢的钩织匠制作的精美作品。personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share渔船，小渔船 A small fishing boat."The small fleet consisted of hookers and trawlers. "这支小型船队由一些小渔船和拖网渔船组成。nauticalvehiclesailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share老旧船只，旧式帆船. Any antiquated craft."The maritime museum displayed a collection of hookers, small sailing vessels once common for fishing in the bay. "这家海事博物馆展出了一系列老旧船只，这些小型帆船曾经在海湾中很常见，用于捕鱼。nauticalvehiclesailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share前锋， 钩球手 A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot."In rugby, the hookers battled fiercely to win possession of the ball during the scrum. "在橄榄球比赛中，钩球手们在争球中激烈对抗，力求赢得球的控制权。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钩针编织者，钩织者 A crocheter."The local crafting group is full of talented hookers, creating beautiful blankets and scarves with their crochet needles. "当地的手工艺小组里有很多手艺精湛的钩织者，她们用钩针编织出美丽的毯子和围巾。jobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share扒手， 钩窃贼. A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods."Back in the 1800s, hookers were known to use long poles with hooks to snatch merchandise from open wagons and storefronts. "在19世纪，有些钩窃贼会用带钩子的长杆从敞篷货车和店面里偷东西。personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share一大口，一杯，一盅 (1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp."After a long day of farm work, Pa poured himself two generous hookers of whiskey from the jug. "经过一天的农活，爸从罐子里给自己倒了两大盅威士忌。drinkamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
