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单词 hook up
释义
hook up
1. hook [sense 7]verb
If you hook into the internet, you make a connection with the internet on a particular occasion so that you can use it.
...an interactive media tent where people will be able to hook into the internet. [VERB + into]
2. phrasal verb
When someone hooks up a computer or other electronic machine, they connect it to other similar machines or to a central power supply.
...technicians who hook up computer systems and networks. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
He brought it down, hooked it up, and we got the generator going. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
...if the machine is hooked up to an apartment's central wiring system. [be V-ed P + to]
[Also V n P to n]
3. reciprocal phrasal verb
If one person, especially a musician, hooks up with another, the two people start working with each other. You can also say that two people hook up.
Getting hooked up with an NBA team is usually about being in the right place at the right time. [VERB PARTICLE with noun]
Seeing as how we got on so well together, it just seemed natural that we should hook up. [plural-noun VERB PARTICLE]
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hook-up
also hookup
Word forms: hook-ups
1. countable noun
A hook-up is a connection between two places, systems, or pieces of equipment.
Water and electric hook-ups are available and facilities are good.
2. countable noun
A hook-up is an occasion when people meet, communicate, or work together. [informal]
Her next project was a hook-up with producer Mark Ronson.
3. countable noun
A hook-up is a short and casual sexual relationship. [informal]
This relationship was more than just a drunken hook-up.
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