| 词汇 | rookery |
| 释义 | rookery noun[ C ] uk /ˈrʊk.ər.i/ us /ˈrʊk.ɚ.i/ several rooks' nests, high up in the branches of a group of trees（在树木高处筑成的连成一片的）秃鼻乌鸦巢群 OlgaKorica/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Animal dwellings - natural anthill arboreal biome burrow byre cobweb earth eyrie foxhole guest habitat hole holt lair lodge rabbit hole sett spider's web warren wildlife corridor Examples of rookeryrookery Tourist landings at penguin rookeries have become increasingly popular and operators typically offer several landings on a single voyage. The recently increased numbers of visitors to concentrations of wildlife, and to penguin rookeries in particular, have heightened concern over this issue. However, it is still not known how important wind blown nutrients from heavily manured localties such as penguin rookeries and seal wallows are for the inland vegetation. It is not always rookeries that are concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those very areas have most wildlife, such as penguin rookeries, sea bird colonies and seal breeding areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They gradually dwindle down by way of boarding-houses, lodgings, and single rooms let off, and ultimately become slums and rookeries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rookery which existed there has been demolished. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For thinning out rookeries, however, a semi-automatic 22 ought perhaps to be allowed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They got rid of a very well-known rookery, and they did not care twopence what happened to the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How can you expect some people to feel patriotic about the rookeries in which they have to live? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nor is there any doubt that farmers in the neighbourhood of large rookeries find it profitless to sow grain crops and are discouraged from maintaining the tillage area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A rookery was established at the estate by tying small bundles of sticks in the forksw of the trees upper branches. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The context revealed a vast rookery of excavated nest structures that can be compared to living egg-layers such as turtles, crocodilians and birds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Nearly 95% of seabirds are colonial, leading to the usage, seabird colony, sometimes called a rookery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The area is hills that are mostly forested as well as a great blue heron rookery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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