词汇精选：crook的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

钩；钩状物 [C]

例句：

By the crook, the cook looked through a cookbook before making hooked cookies.

在溪边，厨子在做钩形饼干之前查阅了一本食谱。

例句：

He had shepherd's crook tipped with iron.

他有一根牧羊人用的带铁头的棍杖。

弯处；弯曲部分 [C]

例句：

A stable aiming and shooting posture is assumed by placing the butt of the rifle in the crook of the elbow.

稳定的瞄准射击姿势是将枪托抵在肘弯处。

例句：

A screened porch for sitting, talking and reading on long summer nights will be nestled in the crook of the L.

在L横竖相依的弯处将会安置一个遮蔽门廊，供人们在漫漫夏夜闲坐、漫谈、阅读。

骗子 [C]

例句：

The uneducated country lad was sucked in by a clever crook.

那位没文化的农村小伙子被狡猾的骗子骗了。

例句：

That used-car salesman is a real crook.

那个卖旧汽车的商人是个地地道道的骗子。

v.

（使）弯曲，（使）成钩形 [I,T]

例句：

She crooked her little finger as she drank her tea.

她喝茶时弯起小指头。

例句：

He crooked his finger to himself.

他向内勾起手指。

欺骗，诈骗 [T]

例句：

You wouldn't crook a friend, would you?

你不会欺骗朋友，是吧？

例句：

The crook tried to crook the little girl.

那恶棍想要欺骗这个小女孩。

二、词义辨析：

curve,bend,bow,crook,twist

这些动词都含“弯、弯曲”之意。 curve指变成曲线或弧线状的动作或状态。 bend普通用词，指把某物变成曲线或角形。用于人时，指头部或身躯弯下。 bow指把头部或上身弯向前方的动作，也指社交中的礼节性动作。 crook指不规则的弯曲，也指按照规则或模型弯曲某物。 twist指通过转动、拧或扭使某物成弯曲状。

三、相关短语：

by hook or by crook

千方百计地,不择手段地

shepherd's crook

n. 牧羊杖

四、参考例句：

The crook tried to crook the little girl.

那恶棍想要欺骗这个小女孩。

Crook's eyelids drooped and he yawned.

克鲁克的眼皮耷拉下来，打了个哈欠。

Now, back up while I deal with this crook here.

现在退后，我好教训一下这个奸商。

You wouldn't crook a friend, would you?

你不会欺骗朋友，是吧？

He had shepherd's crook tipped with iron.

他有一根牧羊人用的带铁头的棍杖。

You set a crook to catch a crook.

你设陷阱要套出坏蛋。

By the crook, the cook looked through a cookbook before making hooked cookies.

在溪边，厨子在做钩形饼干之前查阅了一本食谱。

John took one child into the crook of each arm and let them nestle against him.

约翰一只臂弯搂着一个孩子，让他们舒服地靠着他。

By hook or by crook, local fans are finding ways to stay up late for the games.

中国的球迷们为了熬夜看球想尽了各种方法。

A screened porch for sitting, talking and reading on long summer nights will be nestled in the crook of the L.

在L横竖相依的弯处将会安置一个遮蔽门廊，供人们在漫漫夏夜闲坐、漫谈、阅读。