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rook someone
动词，及物，意为‘欺骗、敲诈’。
The con artist rooked the old man in a fake investment.
那个骗子通过虚假投资骗了那位老人。
秃鼻乌鸦；白嘴鸦
rooks — plural of rook
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
秃鼻乌鸦；白嘴鸦
common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
The con artist rooked the old man in a fake investment.
那个骗子通过虚假投资骗了那位老人。
A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
mist; fog; roke
A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
We saw a rook building its nest in the tall tree behind our house.
我们看到一只秃鼻乌鸦在屋后的大树上筑巢。
A large group of rooks gathered in the field on a cold morning.
一大群秃鼻乌鸦在一个寒冷的早晨聚集在田野里。
The farmer watched a rook fly from the fence to the orchard.
农夫看着一只秃鼻乌鸦从篱笆飞向果园。
动词，及物，意为‘欺骗、敲诈’。
The con artist rooked the old man in a fake investment.
那个骗子通过虚假投资骗了那位老人。
名词，可指国际象棋中的‘车’或鸟类‘秃鼻乌鸦’。不定冠词 a 表示泛指。
A rook is a powerful chess piece.
车是一种强大的国际象棋棋子。
Not this
He rooked my money.
Use this
He rooked me out of my money.
动词 rook 的宾语应是被骗的人，而非被骗的财物；表示“骗走某人的某物”时，要用 rook someone out of something。受汉语“骗了我的钱”影响，学习者常把“钱”当作宾语，这是错误的。
Not this
I am a rook in this company.
Use this
I am a rookie in this company.
rook 和 rookie 是两个不同的单词：rook 指国际象棋的“车”或一种乌鸦，而“新手”是 rookie。二者拼写相近，容易混淆，应根据意思选择正确的词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
车兵（国际象棋中车所在的竖线兵）
He promoted his rook pawn to a queen.
他设法将车兵升变为后。
弃车（国际象棋中故意牺牲车的战术）
The player's stunning rook sacrifice led to checkmate.
这位棋手惊人的弃车导致了将杀。
车残局（双方都拥有车的残局）
Rook endgames require precise technique.
车残局需要精确的技术。
双车（在同一横线或竖线上互相配合的两个车）
Double rooks on the seventh rank are often decisive.
双车在对方底线（第七横线）上常常是决定性的。
被坑骗；被敲竹杠
Don't buy from that stall, or you'll get rooked.
别在那个摊位买东西，不然你会被敲竹杠。
一群秃鼻乌鸦（秃鼻乌鸦的群体）
A parliament of rooks nested in the old elms.
一群秃鼻乌鸦在古老的榆树上筑巢。
Use rooks naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：屋顶站着一只 rook（秃鼻乌鸦），低头看你在下棋，棋盘上的 rook（车）正冲过来——小心它还会 rook（骗）你。
语域：neutral 常见场景：birdwatching、ornithology、natural history 「rook」指秃鼻乌鸦时是普通名词，语气中性，多用于观鸟、鸟类图鉴或自然观察等说明性语境。
与 rook（/rʌk/）押韵的词有 duck、luck、truck、suck（均读 /ʌk/）。book、hook 虽然拼写也以 -ook 结尾，但读 /ʊk/，与 rook 不押韵，注意区分。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.