crooked

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 kro͝okt

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of crook form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
    — We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
  2. Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
    — That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
  3. Dishonest or illegal; corrupt. figuratively
    — He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.
  4. ill-tempered; grumpy; cranky. Newfoundland
    — I wouldn't try to talk to him just now, b'y! He's some crooked today!

词形变化

more crooked comparative most crooked superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
crooked as a barrel of fish hooks crooked as a barrel of snakes crooked as a dog's hind leg Crooked Corner Crooked Creek crookedly crookedness crooked number crooked tune hell west and crooked

词源

词源 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
词源 2
From Middle English croked, crokid, past participle of croken (“to crook, bend”). Cognate with Danish kroget (“crooked”). More at crook.
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