Even a momentary off-hook condition of a telephone may cause a seizure.
甚至是短暂的电话摘机状况将引起一次占线。
He left the phone off the hook as he didn't want to be disturbed.
他不想被电话打扰，就把电话听筒摘下来了。
I'd taken my phone off the hook in order to get some sleep.
我把电话听筒拿了下来，以便可以睡会儿觉。
Since war broke out, the phones at donation centres have been ringing off the hook.
自从战争爆发以来，捐款中心的电话一直响个不停。
The phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help.
表示愿意提供援助的电话接连不断。
我现在解脱了。
But let us not pretend that it lets us off the hook.
但是，让我们不要假装这样做我们就可以逃脱责任了。
So I often encourage people to let themselves off the hook, cut themselves some slack.
因此我通常鼓励人们脱离有问题的情况或轻松一些。
That lets Mr Kibaki off the hook far too easily.
这使齐贝吉先生能容易的摆脱困境。
The scariest thing about these words is that they let you off the hook.
这两个字的最可怕之处是让你逃脱困境。
Aren't you just letting him off the hook?
你这不是在给他开脱吗？
On birthdays, I'd shut the door and take the phone off the hook.
我生日那天我锁好门拿着电话就躲开朋友们了。
But EU diplomats say none of this will let Turkey off the hook over Cyprus.
但是欧盟的外交官说，没什么能让土耳其绕开塞浦路斯问题。
Once I got voicemail. But usually it rings off the hook.
有一次我接通了语音信箱，但是通常电话都无人接听。
The next day, our phone started ringing off the hook.
第二天，我们的电话开始响个不停。
The best thing that you can do is hook something off that payment.
你能做的最佳之事就是,就是摘机付款。
Still, certain sugar sources may not be entirely off the hook.
不过，某些糖类可能也逃脱不了干系。
They took the phone off the hook so no calls would disturb them.
他们摘下电话听筒，以免电话打扰他们。
I'll let you off the hook this time, but don't do that again.
这次不罚你，下次不要这样干了。
You don't get off the hook that easily.
可不能那么便宜了你。
In English, to let someone off the hook means to free them from an obligation.
在英语里，让某人脱身的意思就是使他们摆脱某种职责。
If you get caught stealing, a smile won't get you off the hook.
假如你在行窃的时候被当场抓住，一个笑容是不可能让你逃脱的。
And in this era of connectedness, they are refusing to let us off the hook.
在这个连通的时代，他们拒绝让我们从中解脱。
I need to go to the toilet. Could you let me off the hook?
我需要去卫生间。你能让我脱身吗？
But nor can he let Mr Obama entirely off the hook.
但是他也无法让奥巴马完全放弃这样的一个政策。
It can also mean to release someone from a difficult situation. I do need you to let me off the hook.
它也能指把某人从困境中解放出来。我确实需要你让我脱离困境。
So how did they get off the hook?
他们是怎样摆脱困境的？
So how did they get off the hook?
他们是怎样摆脱困境的？
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