crook 的 3 个定义
- a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
- the hooked part of anything.
- an instrument or implement having a bent or curved part, as a shepherd's staff hooked at one end or the crosier of a bishop or abbot.
- (8)
- to bend; curve; make a crook in.
- Slang. to steal, cheat, or swindle: She crooked a ring from that shop.
- to bend; curve.
crook 近义词
criminal, thief
bend, angle
由crook构成的短语
- crook one's elbow
- by hook or crook
更多crook例句
- A bouquet of roses rested in the crook of her arm, and a crown adorned her curled blond hair.
- If you are tempted to respond because the caller has some identifying information, keep in mind the crooks read the obituaries to find relatives of covid victims.
- Svo had built a reputation of living up to the ideals of a vor, never giving in to the authorities, even when it meant extra jail time, and was given his due respect by crooks of all backgrounds.
- Using information they know about people, crooks are applying for benefits and directing them electronically to their own bank accounts.
- The Build the Wall case is another example of alleged crooks’ text messages coming back to haunt them.
- Turns out, this is the second notorious crook to come from this small town.
- And she was clearly more intelligent than your average crook.
- The crook then produces a MetroCard of his own and offers to swipe the would-be traveler through—for a premium price.
- Wall Street crook Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, has just taken three very strong, very expired sedatives.
- Errichetti was a foul-mouthed megalomaniac and “a crook at heart,” Greene wrote.
- I saw every crook in the fence, every rut in the road, every bush and tree long before we came to it.
- Only then did I own that by hook or by crook—and mostly by crook, I was forced to suspect—they had purposely given me the slip.
- I, too, am a shepherd, you know; but a shepherd in black and without his crook is somewhat in the way.
- Frequently the shepherd carries a staff or crook in his hand, on which he sometimes leans, as if weary beneath his burden.
- Sometimes a milk-pail is represented near a lamb, or hanging on a crook by its side, or even resting on its back.