crooks

英 [krʊks]

美 [krʊks]

n. 骗子; 臂弯; 肘弯; (旧时牧羊人捕羊的)曲柄杖
v. (手指或手臂)弯曲
crook的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 骗子;罪犯
Acrookis a dishonest person or a criminal.
1. The man is a crook and a liar...
  那人是个骗子，满嘴谎言。
2. 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。
N-COUNT (肘或膝盖的)内侧
The crook ofyour arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee.
1. She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
  她把脸掩在臂弯里。
VERB 弯曲(手臂或手指)
If youcrookyour arm or finger, you bend it.
1. He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
  他勾勾手指说：“过来。”
N-COUNT (主教或牧羊人用的)曲柄杖
Acrookis a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd.
1. ...a shepherd's crook.
  牧羊人的曲柄杖
PHRASE 想方设法;不择手段
If someone says they will do somethingby hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means.
1. They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
  为达到目的，他们不择手段。

Many elderly people give their money to crooks in blind faith.
很多老人因盲目地相信骗子而把自己的钱给了他们。
They thought they could manipulate me, but I proved them wrong and used the crooks instead.
他们认为他们可以操纵我，但我证明他们错了，并用，而不是骗子。
Then, you set up your policies and your rules as if they're all lying, cheating crooks.
而在制定公司的政策和规定时，又必须把他们想象成谎话连篇、欺诈成性的恶棍。
The crooks discovered the plant and fed him bogus information.
窃贼发现了打入内部的警探，向他提供假情报。
The new mayor promised to clean the crooks out of the city government.
新上任的市长答应肃清市政府中的不良分子。
Crooks and Walter Mittys are always with us.
我们身边总不缺骗子和幻想狂。
They take drug dealers 'boats, cars and houses and auction them off after the crooks are convicted.
他们收缴毒贩的船、车和房产，并在这些恶棍被定罪后将其拍卖掉。
Ain't nobody watching over these crooks.
没有什么人监视这些骗子。
The crooks got away with ie the criminals stole most of the money.
那坏蛋把那笔钱的大部分都偷走了。
And this is the age of the whistleblower if they were all crooks, surely they would get caught.
这是一个告密者盛行的时代，如果这些企业家是骗子的话，一定会被逮住。