" What is that for" ? asked the young fellow, passing his hand over the crinoline or the hooks and eyes.
" 这干什么用的?" 小伙子用手摸摸有衬架支撑的女裙或者搭扣,问道。
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She couldn't get the hook and eye unfastened at the back of the collar.
她无法在领子的后面弄到钩子和眼睛。
依然是我 | Still Me (Me Before You #3)
There were hooks and eyes, fastenings of every type, all neatly separated and labeled, brass naval buttons and tiny Chinese ones, covered with bright silk, bone, and shell, sewn neatly onto little strips of card.
A hook-and-eye closure is a very simple and secure method of fastening garments together. It consists of a metal hook, commonly made of flattened wire bent to the required shape, and an eye (or "eyelet") of the same material into which the hook fits.