hoc
US /hɑk/
UK /hɒk/
名詞
1.
跗關節
the joint of a quadruped's hind leg between the stifle and the fetlock, corresponding to the human ankle
範例:
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The horse injured its hock during the race.
馬在比賽中傷到了跗關節。
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The veterinarian examined the dog's swollen hock.
獸醫檢查了狗腫脹的跗關節。
2.
豬蹄, 火腿
the lower part of a side of bacon, or a ham
範例:
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We had smoked hock for dinner.
我們晚餐吃了熏豬蹄。
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The recipe calls for a pork hock.
這個食譜需要一個豬蹄。
動詞
割斷跗關節
disable (an animal) by cutting the tendons of the hock
範例:
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The hunter decided to hock the deer to prevent its escape.
獵人決定割斷鹿的跗關節以防止其逃跑。
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They would hock the cattle before slaughter.
他們會在屠宰前割斷牛的跗關節。
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