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

• Ain't nobody watching over these crooks.
  没有什么人监视这些骗子。
• 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。
• 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。
• You chase crooks across our runway.
  你们追匪徒追到了跑道上。
• 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。
• I guess the Chinese know how to deal with crooks.
  我猜中国人知道如何对付恶棍们。
• The police arrested a fall guy. The real crooks are still free.
  警察逮到一个替死鬼。真正的歹徒仍逍遥法外。
• 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。
• They thought they could manipulate me, but I proved them wrong and used the crooks instead.
  他们认为他们可以操纵我，但我证明他们错了，并用，而不是骗子。
• The new mayor promised to clean the crooks out of the city government.
  新上任的市长答应肃清市政府中的不良分子。