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

• 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。
• Now, they say it's because I got crooks on the payroll.
  现在他们说因为我在工资单上动了手脚。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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're a bunch of crooks.
  他们是一伙骗子。
• 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？
• Crooks are using the latest laser photocopiers to produce millions of fake banknotes
  犯罪分子正利用最新式的激光复印机制造数以百万计的***。