crook

noun

1. a long staff with one end being hook shaped

Synonym: shepherd's crook

2. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Synonym: criminalfelonoutlawmalefactor

3. a circular segment of a curve

e.g. a bend in the road
a crook in the path

Synonym: bendtwistturn

crook

verb

1. bend or cause to bend

e.g. He crooked his index finger
the road curved sharply

Synonym: curve

1. 骗子;罪犯
A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.

e.g. The man is a crook and a liar...
那人是个骗子，满嘴谎言。
e.g. Donaldson was a petty crook with a string of previous offences.
唐纳森有一系列小的犯罪前科，但没犯过大事。

2. (肘或膝盖的)内侧
The crook of your arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee.

e.g. She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
她把脸掩在臂弯里。

3. 弯曲(手臂或手指)
If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it.

e.g. He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
他勾勾手指说：“过来。”

4. (主教或牧羊人用的)曲柄杖
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.

e.g. ...a shepherd's crook.
牧羊人的曲柄杖

5. 想方设法;不择手段
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.

e.g. They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
为达到目的，他们不择手段。

1. 曲柄杖：有人认为这条成语源自古代采邑制度,有权有势的采邑领主用钩刀(hook)随便砍树篱 上的木头,或者用牧羊人的曲柄杖(crook) 收集矮林中的树枝当柴火,所以有了这么一说.

2. 弯曲：①,抱着带着婴儿肥(chubby)的年幼的耶稣在他弯曲(crook)的单臂里;一个身形庞大的孤傲(remote)的圣母玛利亚,显然源自拉丁美洲. 而某个怪异的类似天使的黑色花岗岩(black granite)制品,甚至以我的双眼也无法在幽暗中仔细研究它,

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3. 曲：2008-8-15 星期五(Friday) 晴①,抱着带着婴儿肥(chubby)的年幼的耶稣在他弯曲(crook)的单臂里;一个身形庞大的孤傲(remote)的圣母玛利亚,显然源自拉丁美洲.