"by hook or crook" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 无论如何

Definition

“By hook or crook” 的意思是用任何必要的方法去做某事，无论手段是否正当。这种表达显示了无论怎样都要达到目标的决心。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属口语、略显过时的表达，常用于展现坚定的决心。有时暗示可能用不太正当的手段，但未必违法。常见于日常对话和故事叙述。

Examples

He promised to get the job done by hook or crook.

他答应**无论如何**要完成这项工作。

She said she would win the competition by hook or crook.

她说她会**无论如何**赢得比赛。

I need to finish this project today by hook or crook.

我今天**无论如何**要完成这个项目。

He was determined to see his friend, by hook or crook, even if it meant traveling all night.

他下定决心要见到朋友，**无论如何**，即使要通宵赶路。

We'll finish this project on time by hook or crook, so don't worry.

我们一定会按时完成这个项目，**无论如何**，所以别担心。

He got his dream job by hook or crook—nobody really knows how.

他**无论如何**得到了梦想的工作——没人知道他到底怎么做到的。