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。

《牛津词典》

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。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

No one gets off the hook on this one -- from governments to schools, corporations to nonprofits, all the way down to families sitting around their dinner table."

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A real-time hook off that payment goes back to that sort of visualization.

即时摘机付款,回归可视化。

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This could be a problem for larger homes with weak Wi-Fi signals, or for folks who were hoping to hook up a far-off fixture in a shed or pool house.

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Aside from posing better odds for success, reputable folks may occasionally let you off the hook-if they find another backer.

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