| 单词 | crook |
| 释义 | crook (krʊk ) Word forms: crooks , crooking , crooked 1. countable noun A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal. [informal] The man is a crook and a liar. Donaldson was a petty crook with a string of previous offences. Synonyms: criminal, rogue, cheat, thief 2. countable noun [usually singular] The crook of your arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee. She hid her face in the crook of her arm. [+ of] Synonyms: angle, bend, bow, curve 3. verb If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it. He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said. [VERB noun] Synonyms: bend, hook, angle, bow 4. countable noun A crook is a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd. ...a shepherd's crook. 5. by hook or by crook phrase If someone says they will do something by hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means. They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook. Synonyms: by any means, somehow, somehow or other, someway Idioms: do something by hook or by crook to do something even if it is very difficult for you, or you have to use dishonest means If a man took Antonia's fancy, she would go out of her way to get him by hook or by crook. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: catch a crook A spy camera was set up - and caught the crook red-handed. The Sun The police must wonder why they bother to catch the crooks in the first place. The Sun Catching the crooks and then finding sufficient evidence to convince a jury was just too difficult, apparently. Times, Sunday Times Hopefully there's still time to catch some crooks. The Sun But this one was more than just a petty crook no one would miss. The Sun On his arrest he told cops he was a petty crook who was 'scoping the area out for burglaries'. The Sun And it would be a strange employee who was willing indefinitely to tolerate being described as a petty crook. Times, Sunday Times And for this they have been made to appear like petty crooks. Times, Sunday Times They probably believe this too; people with great power and wealth rarely think of themselves as petty crooks and thugs. Times,Sunday Times His father had also been a small-time crook too, and had been stripped of his war medals. Times, Sunday Times He's a small-time crook, she's an unmarried divorce lawyer. Times, Sunday Times Four small-time crooks steal from a gang of robbers living next door when they have to settle gambling debts. The Sun Whether it's showdown politics at a high level of the police force, or coppers trying to catch small-time crooks. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 骗子, 弯曲 Japanese: ペテン師, 曲げる |
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