词典释义：
the hooked staff of a shepherd
（牧羊人的）曲柄杖。
a bishop's crozier
（主教的）权杖。
a bend in something, especially at the elbow in a person's arm
弯曲部分（尤指胳膊肘处的弯曲处）
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her head was cradled in the crook of Luke's left arm .她的头枕在卢克的左胳膊的臂弯里。
〈非 正式〉 骗子；罪犯。
bend (something, especially a finger as a signal)
使弯曲（尤指作为信号将手指弯曲起来）
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he crooked a finger for the waitress .他向女服务员弯弯手指，让她过来。
〈澳／新西兰，非正式〉 （尤指情况）糟糕的；令人不快的；令人不满的
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it was pretty crook on the land in the early 1970s .２０世纪７０年代早期，这块地简直糟透了。
(of a person or a part of the body)unwell or injured
（人或身体的某部位）有病的；受伤的
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a crook knee 受伤的膝盖。
dishonest;illegal
不诚实的；非法的
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some pretty crook things went on there .那儿发生了一些在相当程度上是违法的事情。［ORIGIN: late 19th cent.:abbreviation of <Bold>CROOKED</Bold>］ .
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be crook on Austral. ／NZ informal be annoyed by 〈澳／新西兰，非正式〉 对…发火（或生气）you're crook on me because I didn't walk out with you . 因为我没有和你一起去罢工，你在对我生气 -
go crook Austral. ／NZ informal lose one's temper 〈澳／新西兰，非正式〉 发脾气 -
become ill 生病
"Middle English （in the sense ‘hooked tool or weapon’）： from Old Norse
