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

• 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。
• 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。
• This week these crooks and scoundrels took revenge.
  上周，这些“骗子”和“恶棍”开始报复了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Watch out for crooks who are waiting to use your credit card to do some big shopping.
  提防小人的人正等着利用你的信用卡做一些大的购物中心。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？