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。

This town is full of crooks!
这座镇上满是流氓！
This week these crooks and scoundrels took revenge.
上周，这些“骗子”和“恶棍”开始报复了。
Was there any reason the Emperor should send his old Minister to check on the work of the crooks?
皇帝派他的老大臣去检查那两个骗子的工作有什么原因吗？
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。
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。
He just needed a couple of drunk crooks.
他需要的是两个喝醉酒的混混。
Crooks are using the latest laser photocopiers to produce millions of fake banknotes
犯罪分子正利用最新式的激光复印机制造数以百万计的假钞。
If the prevailing assumption is that people are crooks, more and more of them will be crooks.
如果这种流行的设想是：人们都是骗子，那么他们中越来越多的人就会沦为骗子。
These people who absconded with the Chinese people's wealth are obviously crooks and traitors.
这些携带中国民众的财产潜逃的人明显是骗子是叛国者。
Ain't nobody watching over these crooks.
没有什么人监视这些骗子。