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

  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。
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双语例句

  1. Unfortunately, his partners were crooks and absconded with the funds.
    不幸的是，他的合伙人都是些骗子，已卷款逃之夭夭了。
  2. 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。
  3. 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假钞。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. Crooks and Walter Mittys are always with us.
    我们身边总不缺骗子和幻想狂。
  7. You chase crooks across our runway.
    你们追匪徒追到了跑道上。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. The crooks got away with ie the criminals stole most of the money.
    那坏蛋把那笔钱的大部分都偷走了。
  12. 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。
  13. Ain't nobody watching over these crooks.
    没有什么人监视这些骗子。
  14. 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。
  15. Let the crooks go bankrupt.
    让骗子们破产去吧！
  16. This week these crooks and scoundrels took revenge.
    上周，这些“骗子”和“恶棍”开始报复了。
  17. They're a bunch of crooks.
    他们是一伙骗子。
  18. 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。
  19. 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。
  20. He just needed a couple of drunk crooks.
    他需要的是两个喝醉酒的混混。
  21. 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。
  22. This town is full of crooks!
    这座镇上满是流氓！
  23. 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？
  24. Crooks like that should be shot.
    相似应该被射击的钩。
  25. 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。
  26. And this is the age of the whistleblower if they were all crooks, surely they would get caught.
    这是一个告密者盛行的时代，如果这些企业家是骗子的话，一定会被逮住。
  27. 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。
  28. 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。
  29. 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。
  30. I guess the Chinese know how to deal with crooks.
    我猜中国人知道如何对付恶棍们。
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