the crook of sth
表示“弯曲处、臂弯”时,常与 the crook of... 连用,如 the crook of one's arm(臂弯)。
She cradled the kitten in the crook of her arm.
她用臂弯抱着小猫。
弯曲;弯曲处;弯子;弯柄手杖;主教权杖;诡计;花招;锅钩;变音管
A person who steals, lies, cheats, or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal or scoundrel.
弯曲;转弯;曲线;弯度;弯曲处
A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
屈膝;跪拜
A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
弯曲或曲折的部分;弯曲的片段或部分
A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
偷窃、撒谎、欺骗或做其他不诚实或非法事情的人;罪犯;恶棍
A person who steals, lies, cheats, or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal; a scoundrel, scofflaw, lawbreaker, rogue, or miscreant.
牧羊人用来控制羊群的带有半圆形弯曲(“钩”)的专用杖
A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.
主教的标准权杖
A bishop's standard staff of office.
诡计;花招;计谋
An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.
锅钩
A pothook.
通常是弯曲的小管,应用于小号、号角等以改变音高或调性
A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.
The crook tried to trick the old lady into giving him her money.
那个坏蛋试图骗老太太把钱给他。
用法提示:crook 在此用作名词,意为‘坏蛋’,指诈骗者。
He hung his umbrella on the crook of the hook by the door.
他把雨伞挂在门边钩子的弯曲部分上。
用法提示:crook 在此用作名词,意为‘弯曲部分’,指钩子的弯曲处。
She carried the baby in the crook of her arm while unlocking the door.
她用臂弯抱着婴儿,同时开门锁。
用法提示:crook 在此用作名词,意为‘弯曲部分’,指手臂的弯曲处(臂弯)。
表示“弯曲处、臂弯”时,常与 the crook of... 连用,如 the crook of one's arm(臂弯)。
She cradled the kitten in the crook of her arm.
她用臂弯抱着小猫。
作“骗子、罪犯”讲时为可数名词,单数前要加 a 或 an。
Don't do business with him — he's a crook.
别和他做生意——他是个骗子。
复数 crooks 后可接 who 引导的定语从句,用来点明这伙人所做的事。
The crooks who ran the scam were arrested.
那些行骗的骗子被逮捕了。
crook更口语化,指不诚实或轻微犯罪者
felon比crook更正式,指严重犯罪
thief特指偷窃,crook泛指不法分子
scoundrel语气强烈,侧重道德败坏
villain常用于故事,crook更日常
grammar · medium
易错句子He is crook.
正确表达He is a crook.
crook 是可数名词,表示‘骗子、罪犯’时,单数泛指必须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语没有冠词,所以容易漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The police caught three crook.
正确表达The police caught three crooks.
crook 是可数名词;数词 three 后面要用复数 crooks,不能保留单数。汉语名词通常不随数量变化,容易漏掉复数 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a crime.
正确表达He is a crook.
crook 指‘骗子、罪犯’这类人;crime 指‘罪行、犯罪’。汉语‘罪犯’和‘犯罪’词形相近,容易把指人的 crook 误写成指事的 crime。
针对名词义‘坏蛋’
crook 多为非正式口语,泛指不诚实或行骗的人,不一定犯重罪;criminal 是中性或法律用词,指触犯刑法的人,也可作形容词。
thief 特指偷窃他人财物的人,通常指暗中行窃;crook 范围更广,可指骗子、无赖或任何不诚实的人,且更口语化。
crook 是名词,指人(骗子、无赖);crooked 是形容词,修饰人时表示“不诚实的”,修饰物体时表示“弯曲的”,不能直接替换名词 crook。
臂弯
He carried the baby in the crook of his arm.
他把婴儿抱在臂弯里。
不择手段
She will get the job done by hook or by crook.
她将不择手段完成这项工作。
牧羊杖
The shepherd used his crook to guide the sheep.
牧羊人用他的牧羊杖引导羊群。
小骗子
The police arrested a petty crook for shoplifting.
警察因入店行窃逮捕了一个小骗子。
不择手段地,无论如何
She was determined to finish the project by hook or by crook.
她下定决心无论如何都要完成这个项目。
臂弯
He cradled the baby in the crook of his arm.
他把婴儿轻轻抱在臂弯里。
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