crook

英 [krʊk]

美 [krʊk]

n.  骗子; 臂弯; 肘弯; (旧时牧羊人捕羊的)曲柄杖
v.  (手指或手臂)弯曲
adj.  生病; 有病; 不舒服

复数：crooks　过去式：crooked　现在分词：crooking　第三人称单数：crooks　过去分词：crooked　

Collins.2 / BNC.8580 / COCA.8651

习惯用语

by hook or by crook

noun

骗子
a dishonest person
1. That salesman is a real crook.
  那推销员真是个骗子。
臂弯；肘弯
the place where your arm bends at the elbow
（旧时牧羊人捕羊的）曲柄杖
a long stick with a hook at one end, used especially in the past by shepherds for catching sheep

verb

adj.

N-COUNT 骗子;罪犯
Acrookis a dishonest person or a criminal.
1. The man is a crook and a liar...
  那人是个骗子，满嘴谎言。
2. Donaldson was a petty crook with a string of previous offences.
  唐纳森有一系列小的犯罪前科，但没犯过大事。
N-COUNT (肘或膝盖的)内侧
The crook ofyour arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee.
1. She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
  她把脸掩在臂弯里。
VERB 弯曲(手臂或手指)
If youcrookyour arm or finger, you bend it.
1. He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
  他勾勾手指说：“过来。”
N-COUNT (主教或牧羊人用的)曲柄杖
Acrookis a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd.
1. ...a shepherd's crook.
  牧羊人的曲柄杖
PHRASE 想方设法;不择手段
If someone says they will do somethingby hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means.
1. They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
  为达到目的，他们不择手段。

noun

a long staff with one end being hook shaped
Synonym:shepherd's crook
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Synonym:criminalfelonoutlawmalefactor
a circular segment of a curve
1. a bend in the road
2. a crook in the path
Synonym:bendtwistturn

verb

bend or cause to bend
1. He crooked his index finger
2. the road curved sharply
Synonym:curve

Crook liked her well enough, but remained indifferent to her feminine charms.
克鲁格还比较喜欢她，只是对她的女性魅力却始终无动于衷。
She made a classic boner and married a crook.
她犯了一个大错误，嫁给了一个骗子。
A crook can tell the same sob story as the most desperate beggar.
一个骗子讲述的故事可以和最绝望的乞丐一样催人泪下的故事。
The man is a crook and a liar
那人是个骗子，满嘴谎言。
In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
克鲁克一心想着罗宾，忽略了其他一切事情。
He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
他勾勾手指说：“过来。”
I'll find out where she lives by hook or by crook.
我要千方百计找到她的住所；
I'll get her to marry me, by hook or by crook.
我要想方设法让她同我结婚。
John took one child into the crook of each arm and let them nestle against him
约翰一只臂弯搂着一个孩子，让他们舒服地靠着他。
Donaldson was a petty crook with a string of previous offences.
唐纳森有一系列小的犯罪前科，但没犯过大事。