Word · Frequency #8580
crook
骗子；无赖；罪犯
核心释义
A person who steals, lies, cheats, or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal or scoundrel.
- 1.
弯曲；转弯；曲线；弯度；弯曲处
A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- 2.
屈膝；跪拜
A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
- 3.
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).
- 4.
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.
- 5.
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.
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主教的标准权杖
A bishop's standard staff of office.
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诡计；花招；计谋
An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.
- 8.
锅钩
A pothook.
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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.
弯曲；弯曲处；弯子；弯柄手杖；主教权杖；诡计；花招；锅钩；变音管
用法In use
The crook tried to trick the old lady into giving him her money.
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.
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.
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）。
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。
sb is a crook
作“骗子、罪犯”讲时为可数名词，单数前要加 a 或 an。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- crook of the arm
- 臂弯
- He carried the baby in the crook of his arm.他把婴儿抱在臂弯里。
- by hook or by crook
- 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。
- shepherd's crook
- 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。
- a petty crook
- 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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个坏蛋（坏蛋）手里拿着一根弯曲的钩子（弯曲部分），准备偷东西。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：crime、conversation crook 在此义项下为非正式用语，多用于口语中指代坏人或罪犯。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -ook spelling and rhyme with crook (IPA /kruk/). Note that words like 'brook' also rhyme but are not listed.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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