hoc
US /hɑk/
UK /hɒk/
名词
1.
跗关节
the joint of a quadruped's hind leg between the stifle and the fetlock, corresponding to the human ankle
示例:
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The horse injured its hock during the race.
马在比赛中伤到了跗关节。
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The veterinarian examined the dog's swollen hock.
兽医检查了狗肿胀的跗关节。
2.
猪蹄, 火腿
the lower part of a side of bacon, or a ham
示例:
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We had smoked hock for dinner.
我们晚餐吃了熏猪蹄。
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The recipe calls for a pork hock.
这个食谱需要一个猪蹄。
动词
割断跗关节
disable (an animal) by cutting the tendons of the hock
示例:
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The hunter decided to hock the deer to prevent its escape.
猎人决定割断鹿的跗关节以防止其逃跑。
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They would hock the cattle before slaughter.
他们会在屠宰前割断牛的跗关节。
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