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crooked adj.
⇨ corrupt ⇨ bent corrupt adjective corrupt ♦︎ fraudulent ♦︎ unscrupulous ♦︎ dirty ♦︎ rotten ♦︎ crooked ♦︎ unprincipled ♦︎ amoralThese words all describe people who are willing to do dishonest or illegal things for their own advantage. 这些词均表示贪污的、腐败的、营私舞弊的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆corrupt / fraudulent / unscrupulous / unprincipled / amoral behaviour◆corrupt / fraudulent / unscrupulous / dirty dealings◆corrupt / fraudulent / unscrupulous practices◆a corrupt / rotten / crooked system◆a corrupt / an unscrupulous / a crooked businessman / lawyer / politician◆thoroughly / totally corrupt / unscrupulous / amoral■ corrupt / /kəˈrʌpt/ / (disapproving) (of people) willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage; (of behaviour) dishonest or immoral （人）贪污的，受贿的，腐败的；（行为）不诚实的，不道德的◆It was seen as the only way to overthrow a corrupt regime.这被视为推翻腐败政权的唯一方法。■ fraudulent / /ˈfrɔːdjələnt; NAmE ˈfrɔːdʒələnt/ (formal) intended to deceive sb, usually in order to make money illegally 欺骗的；欺诈的◆Steps are being taken to crack down on fraudulent advertising.正在采取措施打击虚假广告。◆The number of fraudulent insurance claims has risen.保险骗赔的数量有所上升。ⓘ Fraudulent is used more often to talk about things or actions, rather than a person. It is a more neutral, descriptive term than most of the other words in the group, which are disapproving. Typical collocates are claim, statement, use and trading. * fraudulent多用于形容事件或行为，而不是形容人。相对而言，本组其他词大多为贬义，而fraudulent是较为中性、描述性的词，主要与claim、statement、use和trading搭配。 see also fraud ⇨ fraud 1 ▸ fraudulently adverb ◆She was charged with fraudulently obtaining a bank loan.她被指控从银行骗贷。■ unscrupulous /ʌnˈskruːpjələs/ / (rather formal, disapproving) (of people) willing to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage; (of behaviour) dishonest or immoral （人）贪污的，受贿的，腐败的；（行为）不诚实的，不道德的◆The new law will give unscrupulous landlords an easy way of getting rid of people.新法律将使得无良的房东很容易撵人。 OPP scrupulous ⇨ good 5 see also scruple ⇨ doubt noun 2 NOTE 辨析 Corrupt or unscrupulous? Corrupt is often used to talk about the authorities or a system and people who work for them. Typical collocates are regime, system and official. Common collocations of unscrupulous are mainly connected with people and their work, especially those who manage their own businesses: dealer, employer, landlord, lender, operator, people, politician, dealings and practices. * corrupt常用于形容官方机构或体制，以及里面的人员，常与regime、system和official搭配。unscrupulous的常见搭配主要与人和他们的工作相关，尤其是自营生意者，搭配词有dealer、employer、landlord、lender、operator、people、politician、dealings和practices。■ dirty [usually before noun] (informal, disapproving) unpleasant or dishonest 令人厌恶的；卑鄙的；不诚实的◆You dirty liar!你这个卑鄙的骗子！◆She's a dirty player.她是个没有体育道德的运动员。◆He always gets someone else to do the dirty work for him (= tasks which are unpleasant because they involve being dishonest or unkind to people).他总是让别人替他做卑鄙的勾当。ⓘ Collocates of dirty in this meaning include play, player, work and job. 表达此义时，dirty的搭配词有play、player、work和job。▸ dirty adverb ◆We would have won if the other team hadn't played dirty (= cheated).要不是对方球队使诈犯规，我们本来能赢的。■ rotten [not usually before noun] (informal, disapproving) (of systems and organizations) corrupt （体制或组织）腐败◆The organization is rotten to the core.这个组织腐败透顶。■ crooked / /ˈkrʊkɪd/ / (rather informal, especially journalism 尤用于新闻 (disapproving) (especially of people doing business) dishonest （尤指做生意的人）不诚实的，欺诈的◆The president has vowed to jail crooked executives.总统誓要将奸诈的高管人员送进监狱。■ unprincipled (rather formal, especially written, disapproving) without moral principles; not caring about right and wrong 不道德的；不分是非的◆She saw him as an unprincipled opportunist.她认为他是一个不道德的投机分子。 OPP principled ⇨ good 5 see also principle ⇨ principle 1 ■ amoral /ˌeɪˈmɒrəl; NAmE ˌeɪˈmɔːrəl, ˌeɪˈmɑːrəl/ (rather formal, especially written, sometimes disapproving) showing that you do not care about right and wrong 不分是非的◆She had led them to believe that she shared their amoral values.她已经让他们相信她与他们有着共同的不分是非的价值观了。 OPP moral ⇨ good 5 see also morals ⇨ principle 1 NOTE 辨析 Unprincipled or amoral? Unprincipled is mostly used to describe people. * unprincipled主要用来描述人◆an unprincipled charlatan / creature / opportunist / scoundrel不道德的骗子／人／投机分子／恶棍 Amoral is used more to describe people's attitudes and behaviour. Typical collocates are behaviour, society, attitude and values. * amoral多用于描述人的态度和行为，常见搭配词有behaviour、society、attitude和value。 bent adjective bent ♦︎ twisted ♦︎ deformed ♦︎ crooked ♦︎ gnarledThese words all describe sth that is not straight or normal in shape. 这些词均表示弯曲的或畸形的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆gnarled / twisted roots / branches◆deformed / gnarled hands◆a twisted / crooked smile◆to become bent / twisted / deformed◆to get bent / twisted◆slightly bent / twisted / deformed / crooked◆badly twisted / deformed■ bent not straight; (of a person) not able to stand up straight, usually because of old age or disease 弯曲的；（因年老或生病）驼背的，弯腰的◆He tried to pick the lock with a piece of bent wire.他尝试用一段弯曲的金属丝捅开锁。◆Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight).做这动作时要双膝弯曲。◆She whirled around to see a small, bent old woman leaning on a cane.她猛地转过身，看到一个矮小驼背、拄着手杖的老太太。◆He was bent double with laughter.他笑得前仰后合。 see also bend ⇨ twist verb ■ twisted turned or bent so that the original shape is lost 扭曲的；弯曲的；变形的◆After the crash the car was a mass of twisted metal.那辆车撞成了一堆扭曲的废铁。◆She gave a small twisted smile.她不自然地微微一笑。 see also twist ⇨ twist verb ■ deformed / /dɪˈfɔːmd; NAmE dɪˈfɔːrmd/ (of a person or part of the body) having a shape that is not normal because it has grown wrongly （人或身体部位）畸形的，变形的◆She was born with deformed hands.她的双手先天畸形。 see also deform ⇨ twist verb ▸ deformity /dɪˈfɔːməti; NAmE dɪˈfɔːrməti/ noun [countable, uncountable] ◆Drugs taken during pregnancy may cause physical deformity in babies.妊娠期服用的药物可能导致婴儿畸形。■ crooked /ˈkrʊkɪd/ / not in a straight line; bent or twisted 不直的；弯曲的；扭曲的◆She had prim lips and, above them, a slightly crooked nose.她有一张端庄紧抿的嘴唇，上面是略呈鹰钩形的鼻子。◆The old part of the city is a maze of crooked streets and small alleys.老城区是一片由弯弯曲曲的大街小巷组成的迷宫。◆Your glasses are on crooked.你的眼镜歪了。▸ crookedly adverb ◆He grinned crookedly.他不自然地咧嘴笑了。■ gnarled /nɑːld; NAmE nɑːrld/ (of trees) twisted and rough; covered with hard lumps; (of a person or part of the body) bent and twisted because of age or illness （树木）扭曲的，多节瘤的；（人或身体部位因年老或疾病）弯曲的，扭曲的◆I stood against the oak, gazing up at its gnarled branches.我背靠橡树站着，仰头注视长满节瘤的树枝。◆His hands were gnarled with age and arthritis.他的双手因年老和关节炎而变得扭曲。 |