crook
英 [krʊk]
美[krʊk]
- n. 骗子，坏蛋；弯处，弯曲部分；钩状物
- vt. 使弯曲；欺骗，诈骗
- vi. 弯曲，成钩形
- n. (Crook)人名；(英)克鲁克
词态变化
复数: crooks;第三人称单数: crooks;过去式: crooked;过去分词: crooked;现在分词: crooking;
助记提示
1. encroach =》crook.
2. 搞各种歪门邪道，想方设法、拐弯而抹角地骗取、欺骗。
3. 去勾引别人上当、骗别人上钩。
2. 搞各种歪门邪道，想方设法、拐弯而抹角地骗取、欺骗。
3. 去勾引别人上当、骗别人上钩。
中文词源
crook 弯钩，骗子
来自PIE*sker, 转，弯，词源同curve, crank.
英英释意
- 1. someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
- 2. a circular segment of a curve;
- "a bend in the road"
- "a crook in the path"
- 3. a long staff with one end being hook shaped
英文词源
- crook
- crook: [12] A crook ‘criminal’ is almost literally a ‘bent’ person. The underlying meaning of the word is ‘bend, curve, hook’, as can be seen in other applications such as ‘shepherd’s staff with a crooked end’, and particularly in the derivative crooked [13]. Crook was borrowed into English from Old Norse krókr ‘hook, corner’. Old French also acquired the Old Norse word, as croc, and passed it on to English in crochet, croquet, crotchet, and encroach; and the derived verbs crocher and crochier produced respectively a new noun croche ‘hook’, source of English crotch [16], and the English verb crouch [14].
Moreover, Old French also had croce, resulting from an earlier borrowing of the word’s ultimate West and North Germanic base *krukintroduced into Vulgar Latin as *croccus, and this was eventually to form the basis of English crosier [14] and perhaps lacrosse [18].
=> croquet, crosier, crotch, crotchet, crouch, encroach, lacrosse - crook (n.)
- early 13c., "hook-shaped instrument or weapon," from Old Norse krokr "hook, corner," cognate with Old High German kracho "hooked tool," of obscure origin but perhaps related to a widespread group of Germanic kr- words meaning "bent, hooked." Meaning "swindler" is American English, 1879, from crooked in figurative sense of "dishonest" (1708). Crook "dishonest trick" was in Middle English.
同义词辨析
curve, bend, bow, crook, twist
这些动词都含"弯，弯曲"之意。
curve： 指变成曲线或弧线状的动作或状态。
bend： 普通用词，指把某物变成曲线或角形。用于人时，指头部或身躯弯下。
bow： 指把头部或上身弯向前方的动作，也指社交中的礼节性动作。
crook： 指不规则的弯曲，也指按照规则或模型弯曲某物。
twist： 指通过转动、拧或扭使某物成弯曲状。
考试真题
- Most politicians are kind of crooked ( ' , 不诚实的), one student declared.
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词组搭配
be crook on
(Austral./NZ informal)be annoyed by
(澳／新西兰，非正式)因…恼怒的
you’re crook on me because I didn't walk out with you.
你对我生气因为我没有和你一起出去。
go crook
(Austral./NZ informal)lose one's temper
(澳／新西兰， 非正式)发脾气
实用场景例句
- That salesman is a real crook.
- 那推销员真是个骗子。
牛津词典
- The man is a crook and a liar...
- 那人是个骗子，满嘴谎言。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
- 她把脸掩在臂弯里。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
- 他勾勾手指说：“过来。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a shepherd's crook.
- 牧羊人的曲柄杖
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
- 为达到目的，他们不择手段。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Mr. Darlin: I say they are. Captain Crook, Peter Pirate!
- 达林先生: 我说它们是! 骗子船长, 彼得·海盗!
期刊摘选
- She had to acquire it, by hook or by crook.
- 她曾千方百计地要得到它.
期刊摘选
- The uneducated farmer was sucked in by a clever crook.
- 那个不识字的农民给一个滑头骗子骗了.
辞典例句
- She carried the parcel in the crook of her arm.
- 她把包裹挎在臂弯处.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- By hook or by crook, ratings would become public knowledge.
- 人们会用尽一切办法将等级公布天下.
期刊摘选
- He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.
- 我骂他骗子,他要我向他认错.
《简明英汉词典》
- The crook tried to circumvent the little girl.
- 那恶棍想要欺骗这个小女孩.
辞典例句
- Mr. David Crook in particular , he spent a life of dedication.
- 尤其是大卫·柯鲁克先生, 他的一生是奉献的一生.
期刊摘选
- Why is everyone honoring him? He a crook! What kind of hero is that?
- 为什么每个人都推崇他? 他是个骗子! 这样算什么英雄好汉?
期刊摘选
- Don't worry — we'll have the money ready by 4 o'clock, by hook or by crook.
- 别担心—我们会想尽一切办法在4点钟前把钱准备好.
期刊摘选
- She lay curled up in the crook of his arm.
- 她蜷缩在他的臂弯里.
《简明英汉词典》
- She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.
- 她用手臂挎着一个小包裹.
《简明英汉词典》
- I'll get her to marry me, by hook or by crook.
- 我要想方设法让她同我结婚.
《简明英汉词典》
- Don't hazard your reputation by supporting that crook.
- 不要冒败坏你名声的危险去支持那个坏蛋.
《简明英汉词典》
- You wouldn't crook a friend, would you?
- 你不会欺骗朋友, 是 吧 ?
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- That salesman is a real crook.
- 那推销员真是个骗子。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
- 克鲁克一心想着罗宾，忽略了其他一切事情。
柯林斯例句
- Crook had resigned his post rather than be party to such treachery.
- 克鲁克已经辞职了，不愿参与这种背信弃义的行为。
柯林斯例句
- Incautiously, Crook had asked where she was.
- 莽撞之下，克鲁克问了她当时在哪里。
柯林斯例句
- The voice on the line was vaguely familiar, but Crook couldn't place it at first.
- 电话里的声音有点儿熟悉，但是克鲁克一开始想不起来到底是谁。
柯林斯例句
- Don't jerk me around, Mr Crook.
- 别耍我，克鲁克先生。
柯林斯例句
- "We supply financial information to selected clients," Crook said loftily.
- “我们的金融信息服务对象是经过挑选的客户，”克鲁克傲慢地说道。
柯林斯例句