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Crooked means not straight — bent or twisted, like a crooked road, a crooked smile, or crooked teeth. It's also used for people who are dishonest, especially in ways that involve breaking the law for money or power, like a crooked politician or a crooked deal.
彎曲的 /(人)不誠實的、貪腐的
組成crook (a bend, hook) + -ed.
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
crookedadj詞源 2/kɹʊkɪd/
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Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
- We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
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Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
- That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
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Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
- He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.
- He's so crooked that everyone avoids interacting with him as much as they can help it.
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ill-tempered; grumpy; cranky.
- I wouldn't try to talk to him just now, b'y! He's some crooked today!
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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。