好词典
rook
UK /rʊk/US /rʊk/
词源
源自古英语 hrōc，与古诺尔斯语 hrókr 和德语 Ruch 同源。国际象棋术语来自意大利语 rocca（堡垒），因其棋子形状类似城堡塔楼。
noun
❶ 指国际象棋中的车，形状像城堡塔楼，可以横向或纵向移动任意格数。
“He moved his rook to capture the opponent's pawn.”
（他移动车吃掉对方的兵。）
“In the endgame, rooks become very powerful pieces.”
（在残局阶段，车会成为非常强大的棋子。）
❶ 指一种大型的黑色乌鸦，常见于欧洲，常成群结队活动并发出响亮的叫声。
“A flock of rooks was nesting in the tall trees.”
（一群秃鼻乌鸦正在高大的树上筑巢。）
“The farmer tried to scare away the rooks from his crops.”
（农民试图赶走庄稼地里的秃鼻乌鸦。）
同义词:castle (chess), crow (bird), raven (bird)
verb
❶ 欺骗或诈骗某人，尤指通过不公平的交易或赌博手段。
“The street vendor tried to rook tourists with overpriced souvenirs.”
（街头小贩试图用高价纪念品欺骗游客。）
“He felt he'd been rooked in the card game.”
（他觉得自己在牌局中被骗了。）
同义词:cheat, swindle, defraud
常见短语
as the rook flies — 像乌鸦飞行一样直线距离，用于描述两地之间的直线距离而非实际路程。
“It's only 5 miles as the rook flies, but the winding road makes it much longer.”
（直线距离只有5英里，但蜿蜒的道路使实际路程长得多。）