hook and eye
hook and eye — 名詞
1. a small fastener for clothes, made of two metal pieces: one curved like a hook a
鉤環扣
金屬鉤與扣環組成的兩件式衣物扣件
a small fastener for clothes, made of two metal pieces: one curved like a hook and the other shaped as a small loop or straight bar; when the hook is pushed through the loop, the two sides of the garment are held together.
Yuki noticed the hook and eye at the top of her dress had come loose.
Yuki 發現洋裝頂端的鉤環扣鬆脫了。
Beatrix carefully fastened the hook and eye on her blouse before leaving the house.
Beatrix 出門前仔細扣好上衣的鉤環扣。
collocation: fasten a hook and eye
The vintage jacket used a row of hooks and eyes instead of modern plastic buttons.
這件復古外套用的是整排的鉤環扣，而不是現代的塑膠鈕扣。
plural form: hooks and eyes + row of
Walid found a replacement hook and eye in his mother's old sewing box.
Walid 在母親的舊縫紉盒裡找到一個備用的鉤環扣。
Antonia taught her daughter to line up the hook and eye before closing it.
Antonia 教女兒怎麼對準鉤環扣的兩端再扣上。
verb pattern: line up + close
- sew on a hook and eye
- fasten a hook and eye
- hook and eye closure
- row of hooks and eyes
- replace a hook and eye
- hook and eye tape
- clothes fastener
a much broader term that includes zippers, buttons, snaps, and hooks and eyes
- hook-and-eye closure
a slightly more formal or technical way of referring to the same device
文法句型
hook and eye + singular verb
hooks and eyes + plural verb
用法筆記
Although 'hook and eye' refers to two pieces, it is treated as a singular countable noun for one fastener unit. The plural form 'hooks and eyes' is used when referring to multiple fasteners (e.g., 'a row of hooks and eyes').
常見錯誤
hook and eye
idioma two-piece metal fastener with a small curved hook on one side that catches onto a round loop or straight bar on the opposite side; the same device used on clothing can also refer to larger versions used on doors, gates, and cabinet fronts. This is the same basic fastening device as the noun sense but the term has a broader scope beyond clothing.
鉤環扣
The hook and eye on Omar's garden gate rusted shut after many rainy seasons.