off the hook
US /ɔf ði hʊk/
・UK /ɔf ðə huk/
B2 中高級
adj.形容詞脫離困境
He got off the hook because there wasn't enough evidence.
adj.形容詞擺脫危險
Once the police arrived, we were off the hook.
adj.形容詞電話聽筒沒放好
The phone was left off the hook all night.
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【看脫口秀學英文】中國可能利用 TikTok 進行「大外宣」 (China Could Use TikTok To Spread Propaganda | The Daily Show)
- Phones are ringing off the hook in many offices here in Washington.
該公司在應用程序和國會山發起了全面的遊說活動。
- Phones are ringing off the hook in many offices here in Washington.
該公司在應用程序和國會山發起了全面的遊說活動。
如何成為一位溫暖、體貼、有愛心又聰明的領導者？ (How to become a warm, thoughtful, caring, intelligent leader?)
- So when someone's made a mistake, he or she's already giving him or herself a hard time. Well, let them off the hook 'cos the last thing they need is more blame.
而當他們又開始重新做得好的時候 超越自己又開始對自己有信心了 這時候就可以跳進去 然後指導他們的工作並糾正他們做錯的部分
- So when someone's made a mistake and he or she's already giving him or herself a hard time, well, let them off the hook, because the last thing they need is more blame.
為什麼？為什麼我就不能只做我在行的事？因為人生不是只關乎你在行的事
東尼羅賓斯、無可撼動、感恩與專注於你的牛排 | #AskGaryVee 242 (Tony Robbins, Unshakeable, Gratitude & Focusing on Your Steak | #AskGaryVee 242)
- And I'm not going to let you off the hook.
對那有興趣，或熱情時. - 他們缺乏耐性.
- And I'm not
letting you off the hook,
然後我不會放過你的,
BBC News：Grok AI 被轟後停用「脫衣」功能！真人圖像疑慮引發強烈反彈！ (X to stop Grok AI from undressing images of real people after backlash | BBC News)
- And it doesn't get X off the hook either.
這也不代表 X 就此脫離了困境。
- and it doesn't get X off the hook either.
英國的線上監管機構 Ofcom 表示，對該公司的調查，以及是否已經違反了《線上安全法》的法律，將會繼續進行。
我意外爆紅成迷因：白眼喬伊！ (I Accidentally Became A Meme: Side-Eyeing Chloe)
- It was, it really affected our trip because my phone was ringing off the hook.
這真的影響了我們的行程，因為我的電話響個不停。
- It was it really affected our trip because my phone was ringing off the hook,
這真的影響了我們的行程，因為我的電話響個不停。
你可能遇過精神變態卻不自知！ | Abigail Marsh (You’ve probably met a psychopath and didn’t know it | Abigail Marsh)
- And she said that she would size up adults to see whether they would be more likely to let her off the hook for, for example, shoplifting or cheating in school if she used really big words and sounded really grown up or if she cried and seemed really remorseful.
然而，因為精神病態者也比較衝動、不受約束，他們也會表現出另一種攻擊行為，也就是反應性攻擊。
- And she said that she would size up adults to see whether they would be more likely to let her off the hook for, for example, shoplifting or cheating in school if she used really big words and sound really grown up or if she cried and seemed really remorseful.
她說，她會評估大人，看是如果她用很成熟的詞彙、聽起來很像大人，還是如果她哭泣並顯得很後悔，大人比較有可能會放過她，像是偷竊或在學校作弊。
美國和以色列為何攻擊伊朗？| BBC News (Why did US and Israel attack Iran? | BBC News)
- Yeah, I mean, even on the nuclear file, I mean, the Iranians are they are famous for giving just enough to kind of let themselves off the hook, um,
我們不會討論這些。
- I mean, even on the nucleophile, I mean, the Iranians are, they are famous for giving just enough to kind of let themselves off the hook.
我的意思是，即使在核武方面，伊朗人很有名，他們總是隻給一點點，讓自己能脫身。