| 单词 | crooked |
| 释义 | crooked (once / 609 pages) 1adj 2adj Something crooked is not straight, like a trail through the woods, or your cousin's unfortunate set of teeth. Crook is a Middle English verb meaning "bend," which comes from the Norse for hook. So crooked means "bent out of shape or curving around sharply." A picture hanging diagonally on the wall is crooked, and so is a hunchback's spine. We also use crooked metaphorically to talk about being bent out of moral shape, so to speak. A crooked politician is dishonest and takes bribes, and crooked businessmen steal from unsuspecting clients. WORD FAMILYcrooked: crookeder, crookedest, crookedly, crookedness+/crook: crooked, crooking, crooks/crookedness: crookednesses USAGE EXAMPLESHe said, ‘I looked her over real well and I couldn’t find anything wrong with her but one crooked tooth.’ Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Wearing a pink hoodie and a crooked smile, the fortuneteller stared at the grid on my palms. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) When asked why he dressed in blackface with overalls and fake crooked teeth, he did not address the question. Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1 1adj having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned crooked country roads crooked teeth Syn|Ant indirect not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination akimbo(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body anfractuousfull of twists and turns aquiline, hookedcurved down like an eagle's beak askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonkyturned or twisted toward one side contorted, writhed, writhentwisted (especially as in pain or struggle) deflective, refractivecapable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) geniculatebent at a sharp angle gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, knotted, knottyused of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots malposedcharacterized by malposition reflexed(of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees squigglywavy and twisting tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous, windingmarked by repeated turns and bends warpedused especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture windblownused especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds wrybent to one side zig-zag, zigzaghaving short sharp turns or angles coiledcurled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals) straight having no deviations directdirect in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short perpendicular, verticalat right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line alignedin a straight line unbentnot bent untwistednot twisted; formerly twisted but now straight 2adj irregular in shape or outline a dress with a crooked hemline Syn asymmetrical irregular contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice 3adj having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect 2Syn hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping unerect not upright in position or posture adj not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive Syn|Ant corrupt dishonest, dishonorable deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive unlawfulcontrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law sneaky, underhand, underhandedmarked by deception square, straight characterized by honesty and fairness honest, honorablenot disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent lawfulconformable to or allowed by law aboveboard, straightforwardwithout concealment or deception; honest guileless, transparentfree of deceit straightarrowconventionally moral and upright |
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