crook one's finger
collocation弯起手指（示意某人过来）
She crooked her finger to ask us to come closer.
她弯起手指示意我们走近一点。
使弯曲；弯曲
crooks — third person singular of crook
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使弯曲；弯曲
To bend something into a curved or hooked shape; to become bent or hooked.
The old man crooked his finger, beckoning me to come closer.
老人弯了弯手指，示意我靠近些。
弯曲,或形成钩状
To bend, or form into a hook.
变得弯曲或钩状
To become bent or hooked.
偏离正道；曲解；误用；扭曲
To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
crook
Base
原形
crooks
3rd person
第三人称单数
crooking
-ing
现在分词
crooked
Past
过去式
crooked
Past participle
过去分词
He crooks his finger.
他弯曲他的手指。
She is crooking her arm.
她正在弯曲她的手臂。
He crooked his finger to signal.
他弯曲手指示意。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She crooks her arm to hold the fragile vase carefully.
她弯曲手臂以小心地握住那只易碎的花瓶。
The metal bar was crooked into a hook by the blacksmith.
铁匠把那根金属条弯成了钩子。
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弯起手指（示意某人过来）
She crooked her finger to ask us to come closer.
她弯起手指示意我们走近一点。
弯起手臂
He crooked his arm for her to hold.
他弯起手臂让她挽着。
歪着脖子（以便看清楚）
He crooked his neck to look around the corner.
他歪着脖子看拐角那边。
弯曲手指（尤指打招呼或示意）
He crooked a finger at the waiter to ask for the bill.
他朝服务员勾了勾手指，示意结账。
弯起手肘（指喝酒）
He crooked his elbow and took a long sip of whiskey.
他弯起胳膊，喝了一大口威士忌。
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记忆联想：把 crook 拆成 c + rook，想象棋子 rook 的顶部弯成钩子，crook 就是“使弯曲成钩”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常动作（弯曲手指/手臂）、正式或文学写作（曲解、使堕落） crook 作动词时，多用于“弯曲手指/手臂”这类具体动作，语气接近中性；引申为“曲解、使堕落”时则比较常见于正式或文学语境。实际语气需根据搭配来判断。
及物动词意为‘使弯曲’或‘诈骗’，不及物动词意为‘弯曲’。过去式、过去分词、现在分词分别为crooked, crooked, crooking。
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