crook

悪党、詐欺師

盗みや詐欺など、法律に反することをする人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who steals, cheats, or breaks the law.

• That dealer is a crook.
• The police caught the crooks yesterday.
• A clever crook had tricked her into sending money.

類義語： criminal, thief, cheat

よく使う表現： a crook, catch a crook, crook stole something

曲がり、くぼみ

曲がっている部分。特に、肘を曲げたときの内側のくぼみ。

やさしい英語で： A bend or curve, especially where an arm bends at the elbow.

• The baby slept in the crook of her arm.
• He tucked the parcel into the crook of his elbow.
• She noticed a slight crook in the branch.

使い方： the crook of something (She carried the kitten in the crook of her arm.)

類義語： bend, curve

よく使う表現： crook of something, crook of the arm, crook of the elbow, crook of a cane

曲げる

指などを曲線やかぎのような形に曲げる。

やさしい英語で： To bend a finger or another part into a curved or hook shape.

• She crooked her finger at me.
• He crooked his arm to support the baby.
• Crook your elbow slightly and hold it there.

類義語： bend, curve

反対語： straighten

よく使う表現： crook a finger, crook an arm, crook an elbow

具合が悪い、体調が悪い

病気だったり、体の具合が悪かったりする。

やさしい英語で： Feeling ill or physically unwell.

• I feel a bit crook today.
• She looked crook after the long boat trip.
• He stayed in bed because he was feeling crook.

類義語： ill, sick, unwell

反対語： well, healthy

よく使う表現： feel crook, a bit crook, look crook

ひどい、粗悪な

質が悪い、または期待した水準に達していない。

やさしい英語で： Bad or below the standard expected.

• That was a crook job, mate.
• We got a crook deal on the car.
• His crook repair work caused more problems.

類義語： bad, poor, shoddy

反対語： good

よく使う表現： crook job, crook deal, crook work