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rooks

/ɹʊks/

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noun

秃鼻乌鸦，白颈鸦

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

Examples :

"From my window, I could see a flock of rooks gathering in the field behind the school. "

从我的窗户往外看，我能看到一群秃鼻乌鸦聚集在学校后面的田野里。

bird animal nature biology

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noun

骗子, 诈骗犯.

A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.

Examples :

"After the company was caught falsifying financial records, everyone realized the CEO was a rook who had betrayed their trust. "

公司被发现伪造财务报表后，大家才意识到首席执行官是个骗子，背叛了他们的信任。

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noun

土炮，轰天雷

A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.

Examples :

"The farmer set off several rooks in the field to frighten away the rooks that were eating his corn. "

农夫在田里燃放了几个土炮，想吓走那些偷吃玉米的乌鸦。

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noun

露克牌, 妙手牌

A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards.

Examples :

"My grandpa taught me how to play rooks, a card game requiring careful strategy. "

我爷爷教我玩露克牌了，这是一种需要仔细策略的纸牌游戏。

game entertainment

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noun

敲竹杠, 诈骗

A bad deal, a rip-off.

Examples :

""Paying $50 for that old, used textbook was a complete rooks." "

花五十美元买那本又旧又二手的教科书，简直是被人敲竹杠了。

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verb

欺骗，诈骗

To cheat or swindle.

Examples :

"The salesman tried to rook her by selling a broken car at a ridiculously high price. "

那个销售员想用一个坏掉的车以离谱的高价来欺骗她。

business economy moral character finance

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noun

车，城堡，战车

A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.

Examples :

"During the chess game, Maria strategically moved her rooks to control the open files on the board. "

在国际象棋比赛中，玛丽亚巧妙地移动她的车，以控制棋盘上的开放线。

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noun

城堡，堡垒.

A castle or other fortification.

Examples :

"The old manor house, with its imposing stone walls, resembled one of the ancient rooks guarding the countryside. "

那座古老庄园的石头墙壁气势逼人，看起来就像一座守护着乡村的古老城堡。

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noun

菜鸟，新手。

Examples :

"The manager was patient with the rooks because it was their first week on the job. "

因为是这些菜鸟第一周上班，经理对他们很有耐心。

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verb

蹲下

To squat; to ruck.

Examples :

"After playing in the garden, the toddler rooks down to examine an interesting bug. "

在花园里玩耍后，那个蹒跚学步的孩子蹲下身子，仔细观察一只有趣的虫子。

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verb

看，瞧。

Pronunciation spelling of look.

Examples :

""Just rooks at this math problem; it's really hard!" "

你瞧瞧这道数学题，真是太难了！

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