hock

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hock1 /hɒk $ hɑːk/ noun

1 [uncountableU] British EnglishBrEDFD a German white wine 〔德国的〕莱茵白葡萄酒

a glass of hock

一杯莱茵白葡萄酒

2 in hock informal

a) OWEin debt 负债

be in hock to somebody

The fashion chain is still in hock to the banks.

那家时装连锁店仍欠着银行的债。

b) SELLsomething that is in hock has been sold temporarily because its owner needs some money 被典当，被抵押

He’s a musician, but his guitar is in hock.

他是乐手，可他把吉他典当了。

Examples from the Corpus

in hock• I'm not going to put myself in hock for the rest of my life.

3 [countableC]DFF a piece of meat from above the foot of a pig 〔猪的〕腿肉

pork hocks

猪腿肉

4. [countableC]HBA the middle joint of an animal’s back leg 〔动物后腿上的〕跗关节 →5 see picture at 见图 horse1

Examples from the Corpus

hock• ham hocks• This stiffness prevents the horse from bending and bringing his hocks underneath him.• The horse finds balance by bringing his hocks underneath him and also uses this means for brakes and acceleration.• The horse must be taught to lower his head and find balance on his hocks.• Finding Balance Often a horse will try to find his balance by holding his head high rather than finding balance on his hocks.• She turned Midnight on his hocks and went away at a canter.• I could always get another horn out of hock and Esmonde stayed open to I.0 a.m.• The grass was lush green and came up to the st'lyan's hocks.• If during the examination the vet is concerned about the hocks, for example, I say to feel free to take more.

hock2 verb [transitiveT]

informalSELL to sell something temporarily because you need some money 典当，抵押 SYN pawn

From Longman Business Dictionary

hockhock /hɒkhɑːk/ noun informalFINANCE

1in hock in debt

The newspaper is now in hock to a group of business tycoons.

The Egyptian economy was effectively in hock.

2go into hock to go into debt

The company went $1.5 billion into hock.

3in hock if you put something in hock, you sell it temporarily because you need the moneySYN PAWN

Most of their possessions are already in hock.

Origin hock1