名詞 hock:

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

動(dòng)詞 hock:

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

1. The hock of a horse or other animal.
   肘關(guān)節(jié)馬或其它動(dòng)物的腿肉
2. Having paid off the pawnbroker, I now had my watch out of hock.
   償還了當(dāng)鋪老板的債，我贖回了自己的手表。

hock

n.（名詞）

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.
跗關(guān)節(jié)：馬等跗行四足動(dòng)物后腿的跗關(guān)節(jié)，與人類的踝關(guān)節(jié)類似但彎曲方向相反
A joint in the leg of a domestic fowl similar to the hock of a quadruped.
足部腳關(guān)節(jié)：與四足動(dòng)物跗關(guān)節(jié)相似的禽腿上的關(guān)節(jié)
A small cut of meat, especially ham, from the front or hind leg directly above the foot.
腿肉：尤指一小塊取于前后腿向上部分的腿肉
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
hocked,hock.ing,hocks
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; hamstring.
割斷跗關(guān)節(jié)的筋使殘廢；割斷腿腱

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English hôh [heel]
源自 古英語(yǔ) hôh [后跟]

hock
hock 2

n.Chiefly British （名詞）【多用于英國(guó)】
Rhine wine.
白葡萄酒：萊茵河流域生產(chǎn)的白葡萄酒

來(lái)源：
Short for obsolete Hockamore
廢語(yǔ) Hockamore的簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě)
alteration of German Hochheimer
德語(yǔ) Hochheimer的變化
from Hochheim [a town of west-central Germany]
源自 赫希海姆 [德國(guó)中西部一城鎮(zhèn)]

hock
hock 3

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
hocked,hock.ing,hocks
To pawn:
典當(dāng)，抵押：
例句：
hock a diamond ring.
典當(dāng)一顆鉆石戒指

n.（名詞）
The state of being pawned:
被典當(dāng)或抵押的狀態(tài)：
例句：
put the diamonds in hock.
典當(dāng)鉆石

The state of being in debt:
欠債：
例句：
thought we`d never get out of hock.
我們?cè)僖膊豢赡苓€清債務(wù)

來(lái)源：
Probably from Dutch hok [prison]
可能源自 荷蘭語(yǔ) hok [監(jiān)獄]