crook
騙子；歹徒·彎頭牧杖·彎曲
不誠實的人、彎頭杖與彎曲動作
He had to crook his finger around the handle to pull the door open.
他得彎起手指勾住把手，才能拉開門。
義項
不誠實者B2noun騙子；歹徒
The story follows a crook who tries to steal paintings.
故事描述一名試圖偷畫的歹徒。
a dishonest crookcall a person a crook
彎頭牧杖B2noun彎頭牧杖
The man carried a wooden crook across the field.
那名男子拿著木製彎頭牧杖走過田野。
a shepherd's crooka wooden crook
手指彎曲B2verb彎曲
She crooked her finger to call the child over.
她彎起手指招呼孩子過來。
crook a fingercrook a finger around a handle
片語
a shepherd's crook彎頭長杖 →牧羊人的彎頭杖
crook a finger手指彎起 →彎起手指
你會不會這樣說？
稱人為 a crook 是在說他有彎頭杖嗎？
看答案
不是
此用法指不誠實或犯罪的人。
字族
crookedness 彎曲；不誠實