| 词汇 | rook |
| 释义 | rook noun[ C ] uk /rʊk/ us /rʊk/ rooknoun[C] (BIRD)a large black bird similar to a crow: 秃鼻乌鸦 A black rook sat on the fence. The rook is part of the crow family. Related word rookery GlobalP/ iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Other wild birds bird of paradise blackbird blue tit bluebird bluejay flycatcher goldfinch greenfinch honeyeater hoopoe macaw magpie martin mockingbird mynah sparrow squab starling swift swiftlet rooknoun[C] (PIECE IN A GAME)(also informalcastle) in the game of chess, a piece that can move along any number of squares in straight lines parallel to the sides of the board: （国际象棋的）车 Kasparov put his rook on d6. Checkmate or loss of a rook was inevitable. Naira1962/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Board games backgammon bishop blitz board game castle Chinese chequers Chutes and Ladders counterplay defence draught endgame forfeit gambit pawn pin queen queenside re-roll resign square rooknoun[C] (EAR)a place for piercing the ear (= making a hole through it for an earring), in a fold of cartilage (= strong tissue ) above the top of the opening: She had the rook of her right ear pierced. My rooks are the most painful piercing I have ever had done. The ear antihelix antitragus audiological audiology auditory tube cochlea eardrum earlobe incus labyrinth labyrinthitis malleus mastoid cell membranous labyrinth organ of Corti saccule sacculus semicircular canal snug piercing stapedial rook verb[ T ] old-fashionedinformaluk /rʊk/ us /rʊk/ to cheat someone out of some money: 诈骗，敲诈，骗取（某人的）钱财 Be careful not to get rooked by street vendors. How long can they keep rooking the public? Synonyms coninformal defraud diddle(TRICK)informal swindle Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle feint flannel funny business game-fixing grift grifter gull gyp prankishly prankster pretext pretextual pull rook | American Dictionaryrook noun[ C ] us/rʊk/(alsocastle) (in the game of chess) a piece that can move in a straight line in any direction but not on a diagonal Examples of rookrook There are other pests too with which committees have had to deal, such as rooks, wild geese, wood pigeons, etc. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My noble friend says that rooks do a certain amount of harm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My experience is that when you put in winter corn or spring corn rooks may, for about a fortnight, do a certain amount of damage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I admit that there is a little doubt about the rooks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He might find himself on the rooks if he gives a figure that may be invalidated by time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not clear that many ordinary working people get rooked and find themselves in great difficulty? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am aware that damage is being done to crops by rooks in districts where there is an undue local concentration of these birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are certain woods in this country where rooks and jackdaws go quite indiscriminately. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing worse than to come back from a holiday feeling that one has been "rooked" right and left. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have not gone into the scientific methods of humane destruction of rooks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One may adopt the natural remedy, and leave these insects to their natural enemies, such as the rooks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What guarantee have the people of this country they are not being rooked? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is not only a question of pigeons, starlings, rooks and a number of other birds can also give rise to nuisance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Investigations into the food of rooks under present agricultural conditions are in progress, but the results are not yet available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should hate to think of them as being classified with rooks, grey squirrels and goodness knows what else as a pest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of rook These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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