rook
rook1
noun
rook2
noun
noun
- a gregarious Eurasian crow with black plumage and a bare face, nesting in colonies in treetops
秃鼻乌鸦 - Corvus frugilegus, family Corvidae
拉丁名Corvus frugilegus，鸦科
- [with obj.](informal)take money from (someone) by cheating, defrauding, or overcharging them
(非正式)骗…的钱；诈骗；敲诈；开高价
- Old English hrōc, probably imitative and of Germanic origin; related to Dutch roek
rook2
noun
- a chess piece, typically with its top in the shape of a battlement, that can move in any direction along a rank or file on which it stands. Each player starts the game with two rooks at opposite ends of the first rank
（国际象棋中的）车。 参见castle
- Middle English: from Old French rock, based on Arabic ruḵḵ (of which the sense remains uncertain)
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