| 释义 |
off the hook 1. informal no longer in difficulty or trouble 〈非正式〉摆脱困境（或麻烦）： I lied to get him off the hook. 为了让他摆脱麻烦我撒了谎。 2. (of a telephone receiver) not on its rest, and so preventing incoming calls （电话听筒）没挂上（以至于电话无法打入）。 off the ˈhookif you leave or take the telephoneoff the hook,you take thereceiver(= the part that you pick up)off the place where it usually rests, so that nobody can call you（为防止电话打进来而使听筒）不挂上off the hookout of trouble; out of an awkward situation 摆脱窘境 * Seeing that he couldn't answer the question, I tried to get him off the hook by changing the subject. 看到他那个问题答不上来，我就设法换个话题让他摆脱窘境。 * As soon as he saw her smile he knew he was off the hook. 他一看到她的笑脸，就明白他已没麻烦了。 |