- 1把…從鉤子上取下；解開（鉤扣、扣環，例如解開胸罩、項鍊）
To take something off a hook, or to undo a that works like a small hook. Two everyday pictures sit inside this one word.
To take something off a hook把某樣東西從鉤子上拿下來, or或是 to undo a fastening解開一個扣件 that works like a small hook運作起來像小鉤子的. Two everyday pictures兩個日常的畫面 sit inside this one word藏在這一個字裡.
First, lifting a thing off the hook it hangs on: you unhook your coat from the back of the door, unhook a picture from the wall, unhook a fish from a fishing line. Second, and just as common, opening clothes and jewellery that close with little hooks or clasps: unhook a bra, unhook a necklace, unhook a dress at the back.
First第一個, lifting a thing off the hook it hangs on是把掛在鉤子上的東西拿下來: you unhook your coat from the back of the door你把外套從門後的鉤子上拿下來, unhook a picture from the wall把畫從牆上拿下來, unhook a fish from a fishing line把魚從釣線上拿下來. Second第二個, and而 just as common同樣常見, opening clothes and jewellery是打開衣物和首飾 that close with little hooks or clasps用小鉤子或扣環扣起來的: unhook a bra解開胸罩, unhook a necklace解開項鍊, unhook a dress at the back解開背後的洋裝.
English uses unhook here even when the is a tiny metal clasp rather than a real hook.
English英文 uses unhook here在這裡用 unhook unhook even when就算…也用 the fastening那個扣件 is a tiny metal clasp其實是個小小的金屬扣環 rather than a real hook而不是真正的鉤子.
It is a plain, everyday verb — no formality at all, and no strong feeling attached. People also unhook things that are plugged in or connected, especially cables and hoses: 'unhook the trailer lights', 'unhook the phone'.
It它 is是 a plain, everyday verb平常、日常用的動詞 —— no formality at all一點也不正式, and而 no strong feeling attached也沒有帶什麼強烈的感覺. People人們 also也會 unhook things that are plugged in or connected用 unhook 來說插上或接上的東西, especially尤其是 cables and hoses電線和水管: 'unhook the trailer lights' 「unhook the trailer lights」, 'unhook the phone' 「unhook the phone」.
In older English 'to unhook the phone' meant to lift the receiver off so nobody could call you, which is where 'off the hook' (= no longer in trouble) comes from. As a picture, it can also mean freeing yourself from something that had you caught — 'he finally unhooked himself from that job' — though this stretched use is not very frequent.
In older English在比較舊的英文裡, 'to unhook the phone' 「to unhook the phone」 meant意思是 to lift the receiver off把聽筒拿起來 so好讓 nobody could call you沒有人能打電話給你, which is where這也是…的由來 'off the hook' (= no longer in trouble) 「off the hook」（不再有麻煩） comes from. As a picture當作一種畫面, it它 can also mean也可以表示 freeing yourself from something that had you caught把自己從某個困住你的東西裡解放出來 —— 'he finally unhooked himself from that job' 「he finally unhooked himself from that job」 —— though不過 this stretched use這種延伸用法 is not very frequent不是很常見.
core核心畫面
組成un- (undo, reverse) + hook (鉤子). The un- traces back through Old English an-/on- to a very old root meaning 'against, opposite'.
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
unhookverb
- 1
To remove from a hook.
- A rather interesting and notable convenience, however, is that of ice water bags, which are hung on to the outside of the coaches at certain stops. These can be reached by leaning out of the window rather perilously, to unhook them, and paper cups are stocked in the compartments.
- After Aulnoye the route lay through the colliery area and past Maubeuge to Jeumont, on the Belgian border. There Eùgene unhooked and we handed the train over to a Belgian diesel.
- 2
To unfasten by means of hooks.
- to unhook a bra
- "She was standing in front of the mirror unhooking her frock. Mrs. P., I mean."
- 3
To unfasten the bra of (its wearer).
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。