crook

noun

1. 骗子
   a dishonest person
   1. That salesman is a real crook.
      那推销员真是个骗子。
2. 臂弯；肘弯
   the place where your arm bends at the elbow
3. （旧时牧羊人捕羊的）曲柄杖
   a long stick with a hook at one end, used especially in the past by shepherds for catching sheep

verb

1. （手指或手臂）弯曲
   to bend your finger or arm

adj.

1. 生病；有病；不舒服
   ill/sick

1. N-COUNT 骗子;罪犯
   A crook is 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。
2. N-COUNT (肘或膝盖的)内侧
   The crook of your 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。
3. VERB 弯曲(手臂或手指)
   If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it.
   1. He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
      他勾勾手指说：“过来。”
4. N-COUNT (主教或牧羊人用的)曲柄杖
   A crook is 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
5. PHRASE 想方设法;不择手段
   If someone says they will do something by 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。

1. In his hand, he carried a gold-tipped crook.
   他手里拿着一根有金制曲柄的手杖。
2. 'Well done, Cassandra,' Crook said. She blushed, but accepted the compliment with good grace.
   “干得好，卡桑德拉。”克鲁克说。她脸一下子红了，但还是很有风度地接受了恭维。
3. The man is a crook and a liar
   那人是个骗子，满嘴谎言。
4. 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。
5. She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
   她把脸掩在臂弯里。
6. He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
   他勾勾手指说：“过来。”
7. They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
   为达到目的，他们不择手段。
8. Crook's eyelids drooped and he yawned
   克鲁克的眼皮耷拉下来，打了个哈欠。
9. Don't jerk me around, Mr Crook
   别耍我，克鲁克先生。
10. John took one child into the crook of each arm and let them nestle against him
    约翰一只臂弯搂着一个孩子，让他们舒服地靠着他。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. Crook liked her well enough, but remained indifferent to her feminine charms.
    克***还比较喜欢她，只是对她的女性魅力却始终无动于衷。
15. He had shepherd's crook tipped with iron.
    他有一根牧羊人用的带铁头的棍杖。
16. She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.
    她用手臂挎着一个小包裹。
17. I'll get her to marry me, by hook or by crook.
    我要想方设法让她同我结婚。
18. I'll find out where she lives by hook or by crook.
    我要千方百计找到她的住所；
19. Not everybody is a crook, you know.
    你也知道不是每个人都是骗子。
20. I'll pass this course by hook or by crook.
    我会尽一切办法通过这门课的考试的。
21. A crook can tell the same sob story as the most desperate beggar.
    一个骗子讲述的故事可以和最绝望的乞丐一样催人泪下的故事。
22. I wouldn't trust him IFL were you& he's the biggest crook going.
    如果我是你，我不会相信他&他是世上最大的骗子。
23. She made a classic boner and married a crook.
    她犯了一个大错误，嫁给了一个骗子。
24. Far from being honest, he is a big crook.
    他不光是不诚实，简直是一个大恶棍。
25. The captain's cook was a crook because he took the clock locked in the captain's kitchen cupboard.
    船长的烹调师是个骗子，原因是他偷了船长锁在厨房碗柜里的钟。
26. This man is a crook, give him nothing.
    这个人是个骗子，别给他。
27. I simply can't see him as a crook.
    我实在不能想象他可能是个骗子。
28. You've enough trouble here, you'd be a lousy crook.
    你惹得麻烦够多了，这样下去你会变成个恶心的骗子。
29. This crafty man is nothing but a crook.
    那个狡猾的人纯粹是个骗子。
30. The shepherd comes by and sees me talking to you, I'm gonna get the crook.
    牧羊人过来看到我在和你说话，一定会抽我的。

n.

by hook or by crook

• 想方设法；不择手段
  using any method you can, even a dishonest one

noun

1. a long staff with one end being hook shaped

   Synonym:    shepherd's crook

2. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

   Synonym:    criminalfelonoutlawmalefactor

3. a circular segment of a curve
   1. a bend in the road
   2. a crook in the path

   Synonym:    bendtwistturn

verb

1. bend or cause to bend
   1. He crooked his index finger
   2. the road curved sharply

   Synonym:    curve