crook

curve, bend, bow, crook, twist

名词 crook:

1. someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
   同义词：criminal, felon, outlaw, malefactor
2. a circular segment of a curve
   同义词：bend, twist, turn
3. a long staff with one end being hook shaped
   同义词：shepherd's crook

动词 crook:

1. bend or cause to bend
   同义词：curve

1. Don't get mixed up with him -- he's a crook!
   别跟他厮混--他是个无赖！
2. This crafty man is nothing but a crook.
   那个狡猾的人纯粹是个骗子。
3. He crooked his finger to himself.
   他向内勾起手指。
4. She crooked her little finger as she drank her tea.
   她喝茶时弯起小指头。

crook

n.（名词）
An implement or tool, such as a bishop`s crosier or a shepherd`s staff, with a bent or curved part.
曲柄杖：一种带有弯曲部分的用具或工具，如主教的权杖或牧羊人的牧杖
A part that is curved or bent like a hook.
弯曲部分：象钩子一样弯曲的部分
A curve or bend; a turn:
拐弯处，弯曲处；转弯处：
例句：
a crook in the path.
小路的转弯处

Informal One who makes a living by dishonest methods.
【非正式用语】 骗子：通过非诚实的方法谋生的人
v.（动词）
crooked,crook.ing,crooks
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make a crook in; bend.
使成钩状；使弯曲
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To bend or curve.See Synonyms at bend
弯曲，成钩形参见 bend

来源：
Middle English crok
中古英语 crok
from Old Norse krôkr
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 krôkr

crook
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adj.Australian （形容词）【澳大利亚】
Out of order; faulty.
出故障的；有毛病的
Not well; ill.
身体不适的；病的
Of poor quality; inferior.
质量低劣的；蹩脚的
Not honest; crooked.
不诚实的；不正直的

来源：
From crooked
源自 crooked
or crook
或 crook