crooked
/ˈkrʊkɪd/adjective
crookeder, crookedest
1
- bent or twisted out of shape or out of place弯曲的; 歪的; 扭曲的：
his teeth were yellow and crooked.
他的牙齿又黄又不整齐。
1.1
- (of a smile or grin) with the mouth sloping down on one side; lopsided（微笑或咧嘴的笑）嘴歪向一边的; 一边高一边低的。
1.2
- informal dishonest; illegal〈非正式〉不诚实的; 非法的：
a crooked business deal
非法交易。
2
- Austral./NZ informal annoyed; exasperated〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉生气的, 恼怒的, 被激怒的：
'It's not you I'm crooked on', he assured Vivien.
“我不是对你生气”, 他向维维恩保证说。
ORIGIN: 1940s:from the phrase go crook on 'become angry'
派生词
crookedly
adverbcrookedness
noun词源
Middle English:from CROOK, probably modelled on Old Norse krókóttr 'crooked, cunning'.