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hook, line, and sinker 全然地

鹹鹹的海風氣味、釣線輕輕一甩、忽然一陣拉扯,接著,魚連同所有配件一起被釣上來。這幅鮮明的畫面,正是「hook, line, and sinker」這句話的精髓。

這個片語顯然源自釣魚:hook(魚鉤)負責鉤住魚,line(釣線)把魚和釣竿連在一起,sinker(鉛墜)則是讓餌沉到合適水深的配重。三者齊備,暗示的是「徹底上鉤、全盤落網」,而不是只中了一半。

如今,hook, line, and sinker 用來表示「完全、毫不懷疑地」,常見的語境是某人被騙、被說服,或把一個故事從頭到尾全信了。它往往帶有「聽了也不質疑」的意味。


應用

• 使用頻率:7/10

• 適用場合:Casual

例句

• She told him she’d quit next month and he believed it hook, line, and sinker, so he already started planning the budget without her.
(她跟他說下個月要離職,他完全信以為真,竟然先把預算和專案安排都改了。)

• I can’t believe she fell for his ridiculous excuse hook, line, and sinker! (我真不敢相信她竟然完全相信他那個爛藉口,整個被唬得一愣一愣的!)

• She told him that sob story about needing money for her sick cat, and he fell for it hook, line, and sinker.
(她跟他編了個她的貓生病需要錢的故事,他整個就被騙得團團轉。)