noun🔗Share秃鼻乌鸦,白颈鸦 A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family."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。birdanimalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share骗子, 诈骗犯. A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays."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。characterpersonmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share土炮,轰天雷 A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name."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。agriculturebirdweaponsounddeviceanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share露克牌, 妙手牌 A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards."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。gameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share敲竹杠, 诈骗 A bad deal, a rip-off.""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。businesseconomyvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share欺骗,诈骗 To cheat or swindle."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。businesseconomymoralcharacterfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share城堡,堡垒. A castle or other fortification."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。architecturebuildingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share菜鸟,新手。 A rookie."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。personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share蹲下 To squat; to ruck."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。bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share看,瞧。 Pronunciation spelling of look.""Just rooks at this math problem; it's really hard!" "你瞧瞧这道数学题,真是太难了!phoneticslanguagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading