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

• 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。
• He just needed a couple of drunk crooks.
  他需要的是两个喝醉酒的混混。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• Crooks are always looking for new ways and quick opportunities, believe me.
  骗子经常寻找新的方法和容易的机会，相信我。
• They're a bunch of crooks.
  他们是一伙骗子。
• This week these crooks and scoundrels took revenge.
  上周，这些“骗子”和“恶棍”开始报复了。