rook
US /rʊk/
UK /rʊk/
名詞
1.
車
a chess piece, typically with a flat top and a castellated top, that can move any number of squares horizontally or vertically
範例:
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He moved his rook to attack the queen.
他移動了他的車來攻擊皇后。
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The rook and knight are powerful pieces in the endgame.
車和馬在殘局中是強大的棋子。
2.
禿鼻烏鴉
a gregarious Eurasian crow with a bare patch of skin on the face, nesting in colonies in treetops
範例:
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A flock of rooks cawed loudly in the field.
一群禿鼻烏鴉在田野裡大聲叫著。
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The old oak tree was home to a large colony of rooks.
那棵老橡樹是大量禿鼻烏鴉的家園。
動詞
欺騙, 詐騙
to swindle or defraud someone, especially by charging them too much for something
範例:
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The mechanic tried to rook me by charging for unnecessary repairs.
機械師試圖通過收取不必要的維修費用來欺騙我。
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Don't let them rook you into buying that overpriced car.
別讓他們騙你買那輛價格過高的車。