| 释义 |
crook/krʊk/ n., v. & adj.●n. 1 the hooked staff of a shepherd or bishop (牧羊人或主教的)曲柄杖 2a a bend, curve, or hook 弯曲，弯曲部分；钩子 b anything hooked or curved 钩形物，弯曲物 3 colloq. [口]a a rogue; a swindler 流氓，恶棍；骗子 b a professional criminal 职业罪犯 ●v. tr. & intr. bend, curve (使)弯曲，(使)成钩形 ●adj. 1 Brit. crooked [英]弯曲的，钩形的 2 Austral. & NZ colloq. [澳新口]a unsatisfactory, out of order; (of a person) unwell, injured 不能令人满意的；出故障的；(人)有病的，受伤的 b unpleasant 令人不快的 c dishonest, unscrupulous 不老实的，肆无忌惮的 d bad-tempered, irritable, angry 脾气坏的，易怒的，生气的 □ go crook (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 at, on) Austral. & NZ colloq. lose one's temper; become angry [澳新口]发火，发脾气 □ crookery n. 欺诈，欺诈行为 [Middle English from Old Norse krókr ‘hook’] |