"on the hook" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 负有责任
• 陷入困境（口语）

Definition

对某事负有责任，通常指债务、失误或义务。也可以指陷入麻烦或必须承担后果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

为负面责任、欠款或错误而用的口语表达，不能用于正面义务。例如，欠钱时说'on the hook for the rent'。不同于普通的'responsible'，更强调困境或麻烦。

Examples

If you break the window, you are on the hook for the repairs.

如果你打破了窗户，你就要为修理**负有责任**。

After losing the bet, he was on the hook for $100.

输了赌注后，他就**负有责任**赔偿100美元。

The company is on the hook for the damages caused by the accident.

公司需为事故造成的损失**负责**。

Don’t worry, you’re not on the hook for those extra fees.

别担心，这些额外费用你**不用负责**。

Looks like I’m on the hook for dinner tonight since I lost the coin toss.

看起来今晚的晚餐要我**负责**了，因为我猜硬币输了。

The landlord tried to keep me on the hook for rent after I moved out.

房东在我搬走后还想让我继续**负责**房租。