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

• Then, you set up your policies and your rules as if they're all lying, cheating crooks.
  而在制定公司的政策和规定时，又必须把他们想象成谎话连篇、欺诈成性的恶棍。
• 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。
• Crooks and Walter Mittys are always with us.
  我们身边总不缺骗子和幻想狂。
• They're a bunch of crooks.
  他们是一伙骗子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We're not going to stand back and let those crooks get away with murder.
  我们不会撒手不管让那些骗子逍遥法外。
• 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。
• This week these crooks and scoundrels took revenge.
  上周，这些“骗子”和“恶棍”开始报复了。