rookery
/rook-uh-ree/US // ˈrʊk ə ri //UK // (ˈrʊkərɪ) //
鸟巢,鸟笼,洛克菲勒,洛克菲勒公司
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural rook·er·ies.
- : a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals.
- : a colony of rooks.
- : a place where rooks congregate to breed.
- : a crowded tenement house.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inbreeding ground
Examples
In my book I call them “Ghost Rookeries”—there are so many empty rookeries.
The polished wood-paneled Rookery Hotel calls itself “Soho in the East” and frankly, that undersells it.
He had watched such streaming companies start forth from the old rookery, ever since his boyhood.
Those that have to stay on the rookery lie flat on their back and fan themselves.
The whole gathering is called a 'rookery,' though there are no rooks or other birds around.
The bachelors, which are young male seals five years old and under, leave the rookery alone.
There isn't a sea-catch on the rookery that hasn't had from ten to twenty fights already this year.
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