crook
[kruk]
n.钩, 曲柄杖, 弯曲, <口>骗子
vi.弯曲, 诈骗
vt.使成钩状,使弯曲
例句与用法:
Don't get mixed up with him -- he's a crook!
别跟他厮混--他是个无赖!
This crafty man is nothing but a crook.
那个狡猾的人纯粹是个骗子。
He crooked his finger to himself.
他向内勾起手指。
She crooked her little finger as she drank her tea.
她喝茶时弯起小指头。
词形变化:
动词过去式: crooked | 动词过去分词: crooked | 动词现在分词: crooking | 动词第三人称单数: crooks |
vt.
1. 使弯曲, 使成钩形
crook one's arm
弯起胳膊
2. 【美】【俚】偷窃; 欺骗
vi.
弯曲, 成钩形
n.[C]
1. 弯曲的东西; 钩
2. (牧羊人或主教的)曲柄杖
3. (道路等的)弯曲; 弯曲部分
He carried the package in the crook of his arm.
他臂弯里挎着一个包裹。
4. 【口】骗子; 小偷; 坏蛋
crook
过去式:crooked
过去分词:crooked
现在进行时:crooking
名词复数:crooks
词形变化:
动词过去式: crooked | 动词过去分词: crooked | 动词现在分词: crooking | 动词第三人称单数: crooks |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.弯曲的东西; 钩
hook
bend
curve
n.骗子
criminal
gangster
lawbreaker
thief
同义参见:
shark2
robber
deflect
curl
cane
corrupter
corner
contort
crook1[kruk]n.1.■钩,挂钩;钩状物,钩形部分2.■(主教的)曲柄权杖;(牧羊人的)曲柄牧羊棍3.■弯曲4.■(道路、河流等的)弯曲处5.■[苏格兰英语] S 形挂锅钩6.■[美国口语]骗子;无赖;小偷7.■【音乐】(铜管乐器中可拆下的)变音插管[亦称作 shank]vt.1.■使弯曲,弄弯;使成钩状:He crooked his arm.他弯起胳臂。2.■[美国俚语]骗取;盗窃:He crooked a necklace from that department store.他从那家百货商店里偷到一条项链。vi.1.■弯曲;成钩状:A narrow mountain path crooks through the forest.一条狭窄的山路弯弯曲曲地穿过森林。a crook in the lot命运中不如意的事,人生中的坎坷by hook or (by) crook不择手段地;千方百计地on the crook[俚语]不正当地;非法地;欺诈地 crook2[kruk]adj.1.■[澳大利亚英语]2.■有病的;受伤的;虚弱的3.■脾气坏的;愤怒的4.■混乱的,破碎的,被毁坏的;失效的5.■不满意的;失望的,令人不快的;难对付的6.■坏的;低劣的7.■不正当的;欺诈的;非法的;非法得来的go crook at (或 on)发火;呵斥弄坏;出毛病生病
crookcrook[kruk]n.1.■钩; 锅钩; 钩形物2.■弯柄杖3.■(河道、河流等的)弯子; 弯曲; 弯曲部分4.■诡计, 狡诈5.■[俚]无赖, 骗子, 窃贼6.■【音】弯曲管, 调管 shepherd's crook 牧羊杖have a crook in one's back驼背She carried the parcel in the crook of her arm.她把包裹挎在臂弯处。
词性变化crook[kruk]vi.1.■弯曲, 变成钩状a river crooking through the valley从山谷弯曲流过的一条河crook[kruk]vt.1.■弄弯, 弄成钩状2.■钩取; [美俚]偷, 骗You wouldn't crook a friend, would you?你不会欺骗朋友, 是吧?
继承用法crookback[ˈkrʊkbæk]n.1.■驼背crookbackedadj.1.■弓腰驼背的crookneck[ˈkrʊknek]n.1.■[美]长颈南瓜crookneckedadj.1.■颈[脖]子弯曲的crookery[ˈkrʊkərɪ]n.1.■不正当的行为
noun
- the hooked staff of a shepherd
(牧羊人的)曲柄杖;牧杖
■a bishop's crozier
(主教的)(曲柄)权杖
■a bend in something, especially at the elbow in a person's arm
弯曲部分(尤指胳膊肘的弯曲处)
her head was cradled in the crook of Luke's left arm.
她的头枕在卢克的左胳膊肘内。 - (informal)a person who is dishonest or a criminal
(非正式)不诚实的人;罪犯
- [with obj.]bend (something, especially a finger as a signal)
弯曲(尤指手指,作为手势)
he crooked a finger for the waitress.
他弯了一下手指,招呼侍者。
- (Austral./NZ informal)(especially of a situation) bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory
(澳/新西兰,非正式)(尤指情况)糟糕的;令人不快的;让人不满意的
it was pretty crook on the land in the early 1970s.
20世纪70年代早期,这块地简直糟透了。
■(of a person or a part of the body) unwell or injured
(人)身体不好的;(身体部位)受伤的
a crook knee.
受伤的膝盖。
■dishonest; illegal. (abbreviation of crooked)
不诚实的;非法的
some pretty crook things went on there.
那儿发生许多不合法的事情。
be crook on
- (Austral./NZ informal)be annoyed by
(澳/新西兰,非正式)因…恼怒的
you’re crook on me because I didn't walk out with you.
你对我生气因为我没有和你一起出去。
- (Austral./NZ informal)lose one's temper
(澳/新西兰, 非正式)发脾气
■become ill
生病
crookery
noun
语源
- Middle English (in the sense 'hooked tool or weapon'): from Old Norse krókr 'hook'. A noun sense 'deceit, guile, trickery' (compare with crooked) was recorded in Middle English but was obsolete by the 17th cent
crook
名词 crook:
someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
同义词:criminal, felon, outlaw, malefactor
a circular segment of a curve
a long staff with one end being hook shaped
同义词:shepherd's crook
动词 crook:
bend or cause to bend
同义词:curve
crook
■There is a crook in the lot of everyone.
[谚]人人都有不如意的时刻;人各有其坎坷。
■Crook N E, Clem R J, Miller L K, 1993. An apoptotic genes of baculovirus gene with a zinc finger-like motif. J. Virol., 67:2 168- 2 174.
[贡成良,小林淳,宫岛成寿等,1999美国白蛾核型多角体病毒几丁质酶基因核苷酸序列研究病毒学报,15(3):260-269
■"Beat the system" is a variation on the same theme, meaning to defeat the system by hook or by crook!
“beat the system?”,是同一主题的一个变异,意为不择手段地击败当时的制度。
■"We're delighted to be working with The FA to help encourage more women and girls to have a more active role in football," says Ian Crook, Tesco Marketing Director.
“我们很高兴与足总合作来帮助鼓励更多女孩投身足球运动,”泰斯科市场总监伊安.克洛克说。
■"I am not afraid of you at all, you crook.
“我才不怕你呢! 你这个骗子!
■A crook took advantage of him. Our boss would never forgive such a stupid act.
一个骗子利用了他,,但我们老板是不会原谅这样愚蠢的行为的。
■B: A crook took advantage of him. Our boss would never forgive such a stupid act.
一个骗子骗了他。我们的老板永远也不会原谅这样愚蠢的行为。
■A Mr. Withers-- whom she did not know from Adam--having learned by some hook or crook where she resided, bowed himself politely in.
一位威瑟斯先生--这人她根本不认识--想方设法地打听到了她的住处,走了进来,客气地鞠着躬。
■As soon as he heard there was to be an evening party, he determined that by hook or by crook he would be present too.
一听到有晚会,他就决心一定要参加。
■As you know, the end justifies the means, so you should carry it out by hook or by crook.
一如你所知,为达目的不择手段,因此你应不择手段完成它。
■Seven years ago, he got a master's degree in teaching and a job at Crook County Middle School.
七年前,他获得了教育硕士学位,并在库克县中学得到一份工作。
■Cadgers are aye cracking of crook saddles.
三句话不离本行。
■By hook or by crook By whatever means possible, fair or unfair.
不择手段:采用任何正当或不正当的手段。
■The profiteers who bleed consumers for money by hook or by crook are bound to come to grief in time.
不择手段榨取消费者钱财的奸商终将受到惩罚。
■By hook or by crook, we'll get this job done.
不管是用什么方法,我们都要把这件工作干下来。
■Don't hazard your reputation by supporting that crook.
不要冒败坏你名声的危险去支持那个坏蛋。
■Have the PRC nuclear weapons designers obtained--by book or crook--"design information on the US most advanced thermonuclear weapons" as the Redacted Report charges? According to the Experts, we don't know.
中国的核武器制造者是否在他们的设计中应用了用不光彩手段从美国窃取的最先进的热核武器技术,根据专家说法,我们一无所知。
■That people can employ all means for money is a FMT target even be human being significance on the crook, as if money accommodates oneself to.
为了金钱人们可以动用一切手段甚至是极端手段,仿佛金钱就是人类生存意义格式化的目标。
■Why is everyone honoring him? He's a crook! What kind of hero is that?
为什么大家都很崇拜他呀?他是个骗子!这算什么英雄好汉啊?
■George is a crook, pure and simple.
乔治是个十足的骗子。
■Perhaps that many men and women like a blank check Zhang, but when you are found not honor each time, you will love this crook?
也许很多男女都喜欢那一张张空头支票,但当你发现每一张都不能兑现的时候,你还会爱着这个骗子么?
■Then there's PaPa, an inexperienced and very outdated crook who is heartbroken by the recent break-up with his girlfriend.
亚李(张达明饰)误信损友,以致投资失败,为偿还贵利之巨债,唯有选择挺而走险。
■By hook or by crook, ratings would become public knowledge.
人们会用尽一切办法将等级公布天下。
■There be a crook in the lot of every one .
人生多歧路。
■There is a crook in the lot of every one.
人生总有不如意时。
■There is a crook(=affliction, trial) in the lot of every one.
人生总有倒楣事;人生总有不如意处。
■LI>There is a crook in the lot of everyone.
人生皆有不如意处。
■"Far from being honest, he is a big crook."
他不光是不诚实,简直是一个大恶棍。
■They'll get the work done this week by hook or by crook.
他们将千方百计想办法在本周内完成这项工作。
■They saw Hagen shoo Sonny through the French door into the Don's office and then crook a finger at Amerigo Bonasera.
他们看见哈根发出嘘声赶桑尼穿过那法国门进了堂的办公室,然后向亚美利哥把手指弯成钩形。
■All he had to do was crook his little finger.
他只得自饮苦酒。
■He carried the books in the crook of his arm.
他弯着胳臂抱着那些书。
■He is a cheap crook.
他是一个卑鄙的骗子。
■He had shepherd's crook tipped with iron.
他有一根牧羊人用的带铁头的棍杖。
■He did not stir, because Julia was sleeping with her head in the crook of his arm.
他没有动弹,朱莉亚正把头枕在他的臂弯里。
■She bought it on the crook.
他用不正当手段把它买了下来。
■He's just a cheap crook.
他纯粹是个卑鄙的无赖.
■He carried the package in the crook of his arm.
他臂弯里挎着一个包裹。
■He carry the package in the crook of his arm
他臂弯里挎著一个包裹
■He carry the package in the crook of his arm.
他臂弯里挎著一个包裹。
■No wool was on or around his person, no dead collie by his feet, no crook in his hand.
他身上没有羊毛衣物,尸体附近也没有;他脚边没有牧羊犬,手上也没有手杖。
■After all, it seemed like only yesterday Banjo was curled up in the crook of my arm making contented little grunts, a sound only a puppy can make.
似乎就像是昨天;班卓蜷缩在我的臂弯里,心满意足地轻轻呼噜着,那是只有幼犬才能发出的声音;
■My rich dad did not see Robin Hood as a hero. He called Robin Hood a crook.
但我的富爸爸却认为罗宾汉不是英雄,他称罗宾汉为窃贼。
■But then the typical establishment crook is quick to express remorse.
但是这些典型的诈骗行径应当尽快引起犯罪者的自责。
■But this kind of means is try to please the public with claptrap really, instigate intentionally still district conflict, too by hook and crook, the result can be allergy making a person only.
但这种方式实在是哗众取宠,还故意挑起地域争端,太不择手段了,结果只能是令人反感。
■You wouldn't crook a friend, would you?
你不会欺骗朋友,是吧?
■What do you think you are, nothing but a crook.
你以为自己是个什么东西?骗子一个而已!
■You're to win by hook or by crook.
你们要不择手段争胜。
■How could you believe that crook?you have no brains.
你怎么能相信那个骗子呢?你真是没有大脑。
■You are the most beautiful crook I've ever seen.
你是我见过最美的骗子。