Old English hoced, "shaped like a hook, crooked, curved;" past participle adj. from hook (v.). From mid-14c. as "having hooks;" 1610s as "caught on a hook;" 1925 as "addicted," originally in reference to narcotics. hooked rug is recorded from 1880.
雙語例句
1. Many of the leaders have become hooked on power and money.
很多領導人都變得貪戀權力和金錢。
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2. I'm guessing again now because I'm not hooked into the political circles.
我現在又是在猜測了，因為我沒有涉足政界。
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3. He spent a number of years hooked on cocaine, heroin and alcohol.
他有好幾年時間吸食可卡因和海洛因成癮，還整日酗酒。
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4. He was thin and tall, with a hooked nose.
他又瘦又高，長著鷹鉤鼻。
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5. Paul hooked his tractor to the car and pulled it to safety.