rook
n
large black crow that nests in colonies 秃鼻乌鸦.
rook v [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (of sth) (infml 口)
(a) overcharge sb 向某人索高价
That hotel really rooked us. 那家旅馆可真敲了我们竹杠.
(b) cheat or swindle sb at cards, etc 在纸牌等戏中欺骗或欺诈某人
They rooked him of 100. 他们在纸牌戏中骗走他100英镑.
rook n = castle 2.
🗣️ 情景例句
Do you think the skirt length is right, Ellen?
觉得这裙子长度合适吗,Ellen?
Pain past is pleasure.
过去的痛苦即是快乐。
Around the year 1600 the first horses were brought to the American continent by the Spanish.