1.a catch for locking a door
2.a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
3.anything that serves as an enticement
4.a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
5.a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
6.a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer;
he tooks lessons to cure his hooking
7.a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
8.a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
1.fasten with a hook
2.rip off; ask an unreasonable price
3.make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle;
She sat there crocheting all day
4.hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
5.take by theft;
Someone snitched my wallet!
6.make off with belongings of others
7.hit with a hook;
His opponent hooked him badly
8.catch with a hook;
hook a fish
9.to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
10. secure with the foot;
hook the ball
11. entice and trap;
The car salesman had snared three potential customers
12. approach with an offer of sexual favors;
he was solicited by a prostitute
科學(xué)家胡克 (Robert Hooke, 1635-1703) 胡克(Robert Hooke, 1635-1703) 英國物理學(xué)家、天文學(xué)家。1635年7月18日生于威特島的弗雷施瓦特。其父是教區(qū)牧師。1653年入牛津基督教會(huì)學(xué)院后胡克結(jié)識了玻意耳。1655年胡克成為玻意耳的助手。1662年起直到逝世一直擔(dān)任皇家學(xué)會(huì)實(shí)驗(yàn)管理員。1663年胡克獲得了牛津大學(xué)文學(xué)學(xué)士學(xué)位,并且被選為皇家學(xué)會(huì)會(huì)員。1665年胡克任格雷山姆學(xué)院幾何學(xué)、地質(zhì)學(xué)教授,并從事天文觀測工作。1666年倫敦