any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
Verb
leave as a guarantee in return for money;
"pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
disable by cutting the hock
例句
用作名词(n.)
How to handle the procedures of real estate mortgage hock?如何办理房地产抵押典当有关手续？
His coat for the coming winter was in hock.他冬天穿的大衣已经当掉了。
Having paid off the pawnbroker, I now had my watch out of hock.偿还了当铺老板的债，我赎回了自己的手表。
As the middle classes turned to claret, so the upper classes abandoned this increasingly common tipple in favour of hock and champagne.当中产阶级的口味转向波尔多红酒之后，上流社会就抛弃了这种日渐寻常的饮料，转而青睐白葡萄酒和香槟酒了。
