bent or twisted out of shape or out of place 弯曲的;歪曲的;扭曲的 his teeth were yellow and crooked. 他的牙齿又黄又不整齐。 ■(of a smile or grin) with the mouth sloping down on one side;lopsided (笑容)嘴歪向一边的 ■(informal)dishonest; illegal (非正式)不诚实的;非法的 a crooked business deal. 非法交易。
(Austral./NZ informal)annoyed; exasperated (澳/新西兰,非正式)生气的;恼怒的;被激怒的 ‘It's not you I'm crooked on,’ he assured Vivien. 我不是对你生气",他安慰维维恩。
派生 crookedly adverb crookedness noun 语源
Middle English: from crook, probably modelled on Old Norse krókóttr 'crooked, cunning'