1.齿轮脱开
1.if a telephone is off the hook, the receiverthe part you speak into has not been put into its place, and so you cannot receive any calls
2.having avoided a duty, an unpleasant situation, or a punishment
1.I had thought she was giving a supervision, not a lecture, and letting her off the hook would have wasted even more of her time.
我原以为她要去指导学生，不用上课。如果让她错过了，会耽误她更多的时间。
2.Robert Kennedy, JFK's attorney general, was an important part of the back-channel negotiations that got us off the hook.
约翰·肯尼迪的总律师罗伯特·肯尼迪在其后台渠道的协调中起到了至关重要的作用，使我们摆脱了险境。
3.This can be a good way both to prompt a speedy turnaround, and to let people off the hook in the long term.
这是一个不错的方法，它既能促使对方快速回复，长期来看，又能让人摆脱邮件压境的困扰。
4.If he had chosen another target in the mobile-mad city state, he might have got off the hook.
如果他选择的是这个手机泛滥的城市国家中别的目标，他也许就漏网了。
5.Tell everyone you know: "My happiness depends on me, so you're off the hook. "
你知道自己的幸福只取决于自己，便摆脱了困境。
6.But Egypt and the Palestinians may not be prepared to let Israel off the hook.
但是埃及和巴勒斯坦也许不准备让以色列摆脱这个负担。
7.Forgiveness is not about letting the other person off the hook. It's about pulling the knife out of your own gut.
原谅别人不是使别人从困境中解脱出来，而是将刀子从自己的肝脏中拔出来。
8."He hated posing for pictures with strangers in restaurants, but she did not let him off the hook, " writes Ms Kantor.
“他不愿和陌生人在餐馆摆好姿势拍照，但她从不让他脱身，”坎特尔在书中写道。
9.They settled for "someone with at least a second degree in economics" (which thankfully lets me off the hook).
他们最终勉强将其定义为“至少具有经济学硕士学位的人”（谢天谢地，我被排除在外了）。
10.Year end is usually off the hook with all wrapping up activities and the exciting anticipation .
年底有各种各样的收尾工作和令人兴奋的期待，让人紧张不已。