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hough

UK /hɒk/US /hɑːk/

词源

源自古英语 'hōh'(脚跟),与古高地德语 'hāh'(关节)同源,中古英语演变为专指后腿关节。

noun

❶ 指动物的后腿关节部位,特指牛、马等大型牲畜的膝关节或踝关节。

“The butcher carefully separated the hough from the leg of beef.”

(屠夫仔细地将牛腿的膝关节部位分割下来。)

“Traditional Scottish soup is made with sheep's hough.”

(传统的苏格兰汤是用羊后腿关节熬制的。)

同义词:hock, knee joint, ankle joint

verb

❶ 割断动物后腿的肌腱使其无法行动,主要用于制服牲畜的古老方法。

“The farmer houghed the unruly bull to prevent it from charging.”

(农夫割断了暴躁公牛的后腿肌腱防止它冲撞。)

“In medieval times, stealing cattle often involved houghing them first.”

(中世纪时,偷牛通常先要割断牛的后腿筋。)

同义词:hamstring, disable

常见短语

hough bone — 特指动物后腿关节部位的骨头,常用于熬汤或制作骨胶。

“She boiled the hough bones for hours to make nutritious broth.”

(她将动物关节骨熬煮数小时以制作营养高汤。)