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- pronunciation:
- krU
kihd
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
bent, curved, or twisting.
弯曲的
We walked on the crooked path.The table has crooked legs.我们走在弯曲的小路上。- synonyms:
- askew, bent
- antonyms:
- straight
- similar words:
- devious, gnarled, hooked, misshapen, sinuous, spiral
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| definition 2: |
not acting in honest ways.
不诚实的
The crooked prime minister tricked most of the people into voting for him.不诚实的首相骗大多数的人投他的票。- synonyms:
- corrupt, devious, dishonest
- antonyms:
- honest, square, straight
- similar words:
- criminal, fixed, foul, indirect, rigged
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| related words: |
angular, corrupt, dirty, disreputable, irregular, shady, underhand |
| derivations: |
crookedly (adv.), crookedness (n.) |
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