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.
  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。

双语例句

• This town is full of crooks!
  这座镇上满是流氓！
• He just needed a couple of drunk crooks.
  他需要的是两个喝醉酒的混混。
• 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。
• Almost all checks crooks wind up in jail.
  几乎所有开空头支票的骗子都落到了锒铛入狱的下场。
• And this is the age of the whistleblower if they were all crooks, surely they would get caught.
  这是一个告密者盛行的时代，如果这些企业家是骗子的话，一定会被逮住。
• They're a bunch of crooks.
  他们是一伙骗子。
• 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。
• Crooks and Walter Mittys are always with us.
  我们身边总不缺骗子和幻想狂。
• 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。
• I guess the Chinese know how to deal with crooks.
  我猜中国人知道如何对付恶棍们。