crooks
英 [krʊks]
美 [krʊks]
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
crook的第三人称单数和复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 骗子;罪犯
Acrookis a dishonest person or a criminal.- The man is a crook and a liar...
那人是个骗子,满嘴谎言。 - 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 man is a crook and a liar...
- 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.- She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
她把脸掩在臂弯里。
- She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
- VERB 弯曲(手臂或手指)
If youcrookyour arm or finger, you bend it.- He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
他勾勾手指说:“过来。”
- He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
- 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.- ...a shepherd's crook.
牧羊人的曲柄杖
- ...a shepherd's crook.
- 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.- They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
为达到目的,他们不择手段。
- They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
双语例句
- I guess the Chinese know how to deal with crooks.
我猜中国人知道如何对付恶棍们。 - You chase crooks across our runway.
你们追匪徒追到了跑道上。 - The crooks discovered the plant and fed him bogus information.
窃贼发现了打入内部的警探,向他提供假情报。 - Ain't nobody watching over these crooks.
没有什么人监视这些骗子。 - They thought they could manipulate me, but I proved them wrong and used the crooks instead.
他们认为他们可以操纵我,但我证明他们错了,并用,而不是骗子。 - Unfortunately, his partners were crooks and absconded with the funds.
不幸的是,他的合伙人都是些骗子,已卷款逃之夭夭了。 - These people who absconded with the Chinese people's wealth are obviously crooks and traitors.
这些携带中国民众的财产潜逃的人明显是骗子是叛国者。 - If the prevailing assumption is that people are crooks, more and more of them will be crooks.
如果这种流行的设想是:人们都是骗子,那么他们中越来越多的人就会沦为骗子。 - Was there any reason the Emperor should send his old Minister to check on the work of the crooks?
皇帝派他的老大臣去检查那两个骗子的工作有什么原因吗? - Crooks like that should be shot.
相似应该被射击的钩。