be crooked
The old fence is crooked.
旧篱笆是弯曲的。
弯曲的
歪的；邪恶的；不直的；有弯曲或角度的；倾斜的；不垂直或不方正的；有弯曲或角度的；不直或不对齐的
bent or twisted out of shape
不直的；有弯曲或角度的
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
倾斜的；不垂直或不方正的
Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
有弯曲或角度的；不直或不对齐的
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
不诚实或非法的；腐败的
Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
不直；不诚实或不道德或逃避的
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
The path through the forest was crooked and difficult to follow.
穿过森林的小路弯弯曲曲，很难走。
用法提示：crooked 表示弯曲的，描述道路不直。
AI contextual example
The picture on the wall is crooked; please straighten it.
墙上的画是歪的，请把它扶正。
用法提示：crooked 表示歪的，指物体位置不正。
AI contextual example
He was arrested for his crooked business practices.
他因不正当的商业行为被捕。
用法提示：crooked 表示邪恶的/不正当的，指行为不道德。
AI contextual example
The old fence is crooked.
旧篱笆是弯曲的。
用于形容不诚实的人或事物。
He is a crooked businessman.
他是个奸诈的商人。
His smile is as crooked as a corkscrew.
他的笑容像开瓶器一样歪扭。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a crooked.
正确表达He is a crook.
crooked 是形容词，不能用作名词表示‘骗子’；名词形式为 crook。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please crooked your back.
正确表达Please crook your back.
动词原形是 crook，crooked 是过去式或过去分词，祈使句应用原形 crook。
对应“弯曲的/歪的”义项：笔直、不弯曲。
对应“邪恶的/不正直的”义项：品行端正、不欺诈。
对应“邪恶的”义项，强调道德上正直；也可指竖直，但不与“弯曲的”义项通用。
bent 通常指人为弯曲或形状被改变，而 crooked 指自然弯曲或不直的，也可指狡诈。
corrupt 主要指官员贪污受贿等腐败行为，而 crooked 更泛指不诚实、欺诈，可用于个人或事物。
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