| 单词 | crook |
| 释义 | crook n., v., & adj. --n 1. the hooked staff of a shepherd or bishop. 2. a a bend, curve, or hook. b anything hooked or curved. 3. colloq. a a rogue; a swindler. b a professional criminal. --vtr. & intr. bend, curve. --adj 1. crooked. 2. Austral. & NZ colloq. a unsatisfactory, out of order; (of a person) unwell, injured. b unpleasant. c dishonest, unscrupulous. d bad-tempered, irritable, angry. Phrases and idioms crook-back a hunchback. crook-backed hunchbacked. go crook (usu. foll. by at, on) Austral. & NZ colloq. lose one's temper; become angry. Derivatives crookery n. Etymology: ME f. ON kr{oacute}kr hook |
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