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the hock of [animal]
hock 指有蹄类动物后腿的跗关节，相当于人的踝关节。
The hock of the horse was swollen.
那匹马的跗关节肿了。
飞节；跗关节
hocks — plural of hock
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飞节；跗关节
the tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals, corresponding to the human ankle
The hock of the horse was swollen.
那匹马的跗关节肿了。
一种莱茵河葡萄酒,呈浅黄色,有起泡或不起泡的,产自霍赫海姆地区；常泛指所有莱茵河葡萄酒。
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
趾行动物(如马、猪或狗)的跗关节。
The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
食用动物该部位的肉。
Meat from that part of a food animal.
膝盖后面的凹陷处。
The hollow behind the knee.
The vet examined the horse's hock carefully for any sign of swelling.
兽医仔细检查了马的飞节，看是否有肿胀的迹象。
After the race, the rider sprayed cool water on the horse's hocks to reduce the heat.
比赛结束后，骑手往马的两侧飞节上喷凉水以降温。
A swollen hock can make it hard for a horse to walk normally.
飞节肿胀会让马难以正常行走。
hock 指有蹄类动物后腿的跗关节，相当于人的踝关节。
The hock of the horse was swollen.
那匹马的跗关节肿了。
此处 hock 表示“典当”，常用于口语。
He hocked his laptop for $200.
他以200美元典当了笔记本电脑。
此义项指割断动物跗关节的肌腱，使其无法行走。
The farmer hocked the old horse.
农夫割断了那匹老马的跗腱。
Not this
I fell and hurt my hock.
Use this
I fell and hurt my ankle.
hock 专指有蹄类动物后腿的跗关节（相当于人的脚踝），不能用来指人的脚踝；表达人的脚踝应用 ankle。
Not this
I hooked my watch to get some money.
Use this
I hocked my watch to get some money.
表示“典当”的动词是 hock，过去式为 hocked；hook 意为“钩住”，两者拼写相近但意思不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在典当中；欠着债
His watch is in hock at the pawnshop.
他的手表还押在当铺里。
当铺
She took her diamond ring to a hock shop.
她把钻石戒指拿到了当铺。
跗关节
The horse injured its hock joint during the race.
这匹马在比赛中伤了跗关节。
一杯德国白葡萄酒
We ordered a glass of hock to go with the fish.
我们点了一杯德国白葡萄酒来搭配鱼肉。
负债；欠债
After buying the car, he was in hock to the bank for years.
买了那辆车后，他多年来一直欠着银行的钱。
典当某物；拿某物去当
She had to put her grandmother's ring in hock to pay the rent.
她只好把祖母的戒指典当掉来付房租。
还清债务；赎回当物
We finally got our finances out of hock after months of saving.
经过几个月的节省，我们终于摆脱了财务困境。
Use hocks naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 h 开头的 hock 像 horse 的 h：想象马的“后脚踝”就是 hock，割断这里的腱马就残废了。
语域：mixed 常见场景：兽医/解剖、动物养殖/屠宰 作名词指动物后腿的跗关节时，多用于兽医、解剖等专业语境，属较正式的专业用语；作动词指割断该关节肌腱使动物残废，这一用法比较少见，多出现于旧时或特定行业描述中。
与 hock 押韵（/ɒk/）：sock、lock、rock、dock、stock。注意 hook 是形近词，读音为 /hʊk/，与 hock 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.