"rooker" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 秃鼻鸦群落
• 棚屋（旧俚语）

Definition

“rooker”指的是秃鼻鸦（类似乌鸦的一种鸟）聚集或繁殖的地方；在旧俚语中，也可指拥挤的廉价住所或贫民窟，尤其是19世纪的英国。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“rooker”在现代英语中几乎不用，主要见于历史、文学语境。与鸟类相关的词更常见（如 “rookery”）；表示贫民区的用法非常过时，仅在历史小说或学术讨论中偶尔出现。

Examples

A rooker is a place where many rooks make their nests.

**Rooker** 指很多秃鼻鸦筑巢的地方。

Long ago, poor families sometimes lived in a rooker.

很久以前，贫穷家庭有时住在**rooker**里。

The rooker was noisy with all the birds.

很多鸟让**rooker**很吵闹。

In the old novels, the hero often wanders through the city's worst rooker at night.

在老小说中，主人公常常夜晚穿越城市最差的**rooker**。

"Stay away from the rooker—it's not safe after dark," warned the local.

“离**rooker**远点，天黑之后不安全，”当地人警告道。

We spotted a rooker in the park where hundreds of rooks gathered every spring.

我们在公园发现了一个**rooker**，每年春天都有上百只秃鼻鸦聚集。