be a crookback
指人时通常带有贬义或描述性。
He was a crookback.
他是个驼背。
驼背;驼背的人
a hunchback; a person with a crooked back
驼背;驼背的人。
A crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.
The old crookback shuffled slowly down the street, leaning heavily on his cane.
那个年老的驼背人拄着拐杖,在街上慢慢地拖着脚步走。
用法提示:名词 crookback 指代一个驼背的人,在句中作主语。
In the historical novel, the villain was described as a sinister crookback with a hunched posture.
在这部历史小说中,反派被描述为一个姿态佝偻、阴险的驼背人。
用法提示:名词 crookback 在此处用作表语,描述人物的特征。
The kind-hearted crookback volunteered at the shelter, proving that appearances can be deceiving.
这位心地善良的驼背人在收容所做志愿者,证明了外表具有欺骗性。
用法提示:名词 crookback 在句中作主语,用于指代人物,带有描述性。
指人时通常带有贬义或描述性。
He was a crookback.
他是个驼背。
They called him a crookback.
他们叫他驼背。
She referred to the old man as a crookback.
她称那位老人为驼背。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a crookback man.
正确表达He is a man with a crookback.
Crookback 是名词,表示驼背的人,不能用作形容词修饰名词。正确用法是使用介词短语 'with a crookback' 来修饰人。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has a crookback.
正确表达She is a crookback.
Crookback 指驼背的人,而非驼背的症状。表示某人是个驼背的人时,应用 'is a crookback';若表达驼背的病症,则用 'a crooked back'。
hunchback与crookback同义,均指驼背,但hunchback更常用,crookback较古旧
crook与crookback共享词根'crook',但crook作为名词指弯曲或罪犯,与驼背含义不同
humpback与crookback均指驼背,但humpback更常指座头鲸,用于人时较少见
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