by hook and by crook
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- and conj.和；加；接着；那么
- by prep.靠近；通过；被；经由；不迟于adv.经过；在旁边；靠近
- crook n.钩；曲柄杖；弯曲；骗子vi.弯曲；诈骗vt.使成钩状；使弯曲
- hook n.钩；钩状物；勾拳v.钩住；弯成(钩状)；当妓女
- He made a great fortune by fair means or foul.
他不择手段地发了一笔大财。
- They were doing the experiment in a thousand and one ways.
他们正千方百计地做试验。
- We must reform the political abuses by every possible means.
我们必须千方百计地煞住政治上的不正之风。
