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　

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Collins.2 / BNC.8580 / COCA.8651

习惯用语

n.

by hook or by crook
• 想方设法；不择手段
  using any method you can, even a dishonest one

牛津词典

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

• （手指或手臂）弯曲
  to bend your finger or arm

adj.

• 生病；有病；不舒服
  ill/sick

柯林斯词典

• 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。

英英释义

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

双语例句

• The man is a crook and a liar
  那人是个骗子，满嘴谎言。
• I simply can't see him as a crook.
  我实在不能想象他可能是个骗子。
• You've enough trouble here, you'd be a lousy crook.
  你惹得麻烦够多了，这样下去你会变成个恶心的骗子。
• He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
  他勾勾手指说：“过来。”
• Not everybody is a crook, you know.
  你也知道不是每个人都是骗子。
• 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。
• The shepherd comes by and sees me talking to you, I'm gonna get the crook.
  牧羊人过来看到我在和你说话，一定会抽我的。
• Crook's eyelids drooped and he yawned
  克鲁克的眼皮耷拉下来，打了个哈欠。
• 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。
• She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.
  她用手臂挎着一个小包裹。