Word · Frequency #26594
rookies
新手；生手；（警察或军队中的）新兵
rookies is the plural of rookie.
A person who is new to an activity, job, or organization; a novice, especially an inexperienced recruit in the police or armed forces.
- 1.
An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
缺乏经验的新兵,尤其是警察或军队中的
- 2.
an awkward and inexperienced youth
笨拙且缺乏经验的年轻人
- 3.
A novice.
新手。
- 4.
An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
新秀
新秀；新队员；毛头小子；毛手毛脚的年轻人；缺乏经验的新兵,尤其是警察或军队中的；笨拙且缺乏经验的年轻人；新手。
In use
The rookie made a mistake on his first day at work.
Despite being a rookie, she scored the winning goal in her debut match.
Experienced officers often mentor rookies during their training period.
a rookie at sth
表示在某领域是新手。
He is a rookie at driving.
他在驾驶方面是个新手。
a rookie + noun
表示新手职业或身份。
She is a rookie cop.
她是一名新警察。
as a rookie
用作状语，表示身份。
As a rookie, I made many mistakes.
作为新手，我犯了很多错误。
Connections
Collocations
- rookie mistake
- 新手才会犯的错误；因缺乏经验而出的差错
- Locking your keys in the car is a classic rookie mistake.把钥匙锁在车里是典型的新手才会犯的错误。
- rookie season
- 新秀赛季；（职业选手的）首个赛季
- In his rookie season, he scored 20 goals.在他的新秀赛季，他进了20个球。
- rookie cop
- 新警察；刚入职的警察
- The rookie cop had to learn to stay calm under pressure.这名新警察必须学会在压力下保持冷静。
- Rookie of the Year
- 年度最佳新秀（奖项）
- The young forward was voted Rookie of the Year in his first NBA season.这位年轻前锋在NBA首个赛季当选年度最佳新秀。
Idioms & figurative uses
- rookie mistake
- 新手才会犯的错误Forgetting to save your work is a rookie mistake.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rookie 读起来像“入奇”：刚入行的新人看什么都新奇，正是新手、菜鸟。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：sports commentary、casual workplace conversation、everyday conversation 通常用于非正式场合，多出现在体育报道、职场闲聊或日常对话中，指缺乏经验的新手；正式语体中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes: cookie /ˈkʊki/ and bookie /ˈbʊki/ share the /ʊk/ + /i/ ending with rookie. Lookalikes that do not rhyme: cook /kʊk/ and rook /rʊk/ are one syllable and lack the final /i/; rocky and hockey end in /ki/ but use /ɒ/ or /ɑː/ instead of /ʊ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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