informal <非正式>
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- an old person who is considered to be feeble and useless老朽的人。
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- Brit. an old and worn-out vehicle〈英〉破旧汽车。
with obj.
1- Brit. cause an injury to (a person or part of the body)〈英〉使(人或身体的某部位)受伤:
he crocked a shoulder in the test against South Africa.
他在与南非的决赛阶段比赛中肩膀受了伤。
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- as adj. crocked N. Amer. informal drunk〈北美, 非正式〉喝醉了的:
his party guests were pretty crocked.
来参加他派对的客人都喝得醉醺醺的。
词源
late Middle English:perhaps from Flemish, and probably related to CRACK. Originally a Scots term for an old ewe, it came in the late 19th cent. to denote an old or broken-down horse.
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- an earthenware pot or jar瓦罐, 瓦壶, 坛子。
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- a broken piece of earthenware碎瓦片, 陶器的碎片。
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- a plate, cup, or other item of crockery(碟子、杯子等)陶质器皿。
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- (亦 〈粗俚〉 crock of shit)chiefly N. Amer. a thing that is considered to be complete nonsense〈主北美〉屁话; 荒谬事。
词源
Old English croc, crocca, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse krukka and probably to Dutch kruik and German Krug.