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crook

noun
/krʊk/
/krʊk/
Idioms
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  1. (informal) a dishonest person骗子 synonym criminal
    • That salesman is a real crook.那推销员真是个骗子。
    • The film portrays a world of small-time crooks, petty crime and drinking clubs.那部电影描绘的世界里有不高明的骗子、不严重的犯罪和饮酒俱乐部。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • small-time
    • corporate
    verb + crook
    • catch
    See full entry
  2. crook of your arm/elbow the place where your arm bends at the elbow臂弯;肘弯
    • He was carrying a gun in the crook of his arm.他腋下夹着一把枪。
  3. a long stick with a hook (= a curved part) at one end, used by shepherds for catching sheep(尤指旧时牧羊人捕羊用的)曲柄杖
  4. Word OriginMiddle 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. The Australian senses are abbreviations of crooked.
Idioms
by hook or by crook
  1. using any method you can, even a dishonest one想方设法;不择手段

crook

verb
/krʊk/
/krʊk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they crook
/krʊk/
/krʊk/
he / she / it crooks
/krʊks/
/krʊks/
past simple crooked
/krʊkt/
/krʊkt/
past participle crooked
/krʊkt/
/krʊkt/
-ing form crooking
/ˈkrʊkɪŋ/
/ˈkrʊkɪŋ/
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  1. crook something to bend your finger or arm使(手指或手臂)弯曲
    • She winked and crooked a finger at him.她眨眨眼睛,朝他弯了弯手指。
    Word OriginMiddle 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. The Australian senses are abbreviations of crooked.

crook

adjective
/krʊk/
/krʊk/
[not usually before noun] (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)Idioms
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  1. ill生病;有病;不舒服
    • I’m feeling a bit crook.我感到有点不适。
  2. bad or unpleasant骗子
    • It can be hard to stay positive when times are crook.时势不好时,很难保持乐观。
  3. dishonest; illegal骗子
    • Everybody thinks horse racing is crook anyway.每个人都认为赛马是骗人的。
  4. Word OriginMiddle 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. The Australian senses are abbreviations of crooked.
Idioms
go crook (at somebody)
  1. to fail to control your anger 使(手指或手臂)弯曲
    • He would often get angry and go crook at people about minor things.他经常会生气,为了一些小事对别人耍脾气。

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