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
- Crooks like that should be shot.
相似应该被射击的钩。 - They're a bunch of crooks.
他们是一伙骗子。 - The crooks ripped off a car in broad day light.
那些歹徒在光天化日之下盗窃了汽车。 - Watch out for crooks who are waiting to use your credit card to do some big shopping.
提防小人的人正等着利用你的信用卡做一些大的购物中心。 - The police arrested a fall guy. The real crooks are still free.
警察逮到一个替死鬼。真正的歹徒仍逍遥法外。 - 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。 - This week these crooks and scoundrels took revenge.
上周,这些“骗子”和“恶棍”开始报复了。 - He just needed a couple of drunk crooks.
他需要的是两个喝醉酒的混混。 - Many elderly people give their money to crooks in blind faith.
很多老人因盲目地相信骗子而把自己的钱给了他们。 - They take drug dealers 'boats, cars and houses and auction them off after the crooks are convicted.
他们收缴毒贩的船、车和房产,并在这些恶棍被定罪后将其拍卖掉。