rookery
n. 海豹群, 群栖处, 企鹅群, 贫民窟, 同类人的集中处, 同类物的集中处
发音
US
词形变化
rookeries
复数
rookeries
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A colony of breeding birds or other animals.
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2.
A crowded tenement.
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3.
A place where criminals congregate, often an area of a town or city.
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4.
That part of the barracks occupied by subalterns.
废旧 俚语 政治 军事
词汇关系
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词源
From rook + -ery, 1725.
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