Definition of rookery in English:

rookery

nounPlural rookeries ˈrʊk(ə)riˈrʊkəri

1A breeding colony of rooks, typically seen as a collection of nests high in a clump of trees.
秃鼻乌鸦群；秃鼻乌鸦结巢处（尤指见于树丛高处的群巢）
Example sentencesExamples
- The reason for the desertion wasn't difficult to find: a pair of Buzzards had decided that the old rookery was an ideal place for them to nest!
- If a bird misbehaved itself such as claim or take over another bird's nest in the rookery the general body intervened and that bird was sentenced to isolation and had to go and live on a tree apart from the rest.
- Rooks are the harbingers of spring and many people would love to have a rookery nearby, as we have at Penpergwm.
- However, the people actually had rooks and a rookery.
1. 1.1 A breeding colony of seabirds, wading birds, seals, or turtles.
  （海鸟尤指企鹅、海豹或海龟的）群；群栖处
  Example sentencesExamples
  Between nursing intervals, the mother leaves the pup in the crowded rookery as she searches for food in the ocean.
  This bounty still lures millions of sea birds from rookeries across the Pacific Ocean.
  After watching a tapir feed on the algae covering a lagoon, Paula led us to a giant egret rookery, where the twilight screamed like a million soccer fans.
  One mile south of the lighthouse is Oregon's only sea-lion rookery home to many California and Steller sea lions.
  Although the summer's overall count indicated the sea lion decline was continuing, a survey of 11 major rookeries, including the three I'd passed on my ferry trip, found roughly the same number of pups as the last survey, two years before.
  Landings offer everything from a couple of hours on the beach studying penguins or you can take a brisk walk, wander over to a rookery, learn more from the experts about the wildlife or terrain or just sit taking it all in.
  Pinnipeds and cetaceans make long-distance seasonal migrations to rookeries (breeding grounds) or warm-water birthing grounds.
  The picture on the television was of a sunny rock slope emerging from blue waters, with sea lions at rest on the rookery and swimming through the light swells at its edge.
  Instead of visiting the rookery, we'd stopped at a nearby site where a few dozen nonbreeding (juvenile and nondominant male) sea lions were hauled out.
  It turns out that he has a particular fondness for penguins, and has taken it upon himself to create a rookery for them.
  This is the largest rookery in the world for the critically endangered species and half a million turtles nest here every winter.
  We also expect to see abundant turtles, as the Lacepedes are Western Australia's largest green turtle rookery.
  He speaks about penguins having to cease making their rookeries and nests when the wind gusts are really strong.
  Warning bells went off for locals in the 1970s after a deluge of visitors discovered the elephant seal rookery.
  Gulls and terns were gradually but steadily replenishing the guano that had once been shovelled away, and a cloud of them rose protesting over the adventurers as they approached their rookeries.
2A dense collection of housing, especially in a slum area.
〈喻〉（尤指贫民区的）拥挤的住宅群；贫民窟
they congregate cheek by jowl in unwholesome rookeries chosen for cheapness and convenience
Example sentencesExamples
- Tenements, rookeries, and cheap rooming districts exercised a huge symbolic power over the public imagination as centres of vice, squalor, drunkenness, traffic in sex and stolen goods, and general depravity.

Rhymes

cookery, crookery

Definition of rookery in US English:

rookery

nounˈro͝okərēˈrʊkəri

1A breeding colony of rooks, typically seen as a collection of nests high in a clump of trees.
秃鼻乌鸦群；秃鼻乌鸦结巢处（尤指见于树丛高处的群巢）
Example sentencesExamples
- However, the people actually had rooks and a rookery.
- If a bird misbehaved itself such as claim or take over another bird's nest in the rookery the general body intervened and that bird was sentenced to isolation and had to go and live on a tree apart from the rest.
- The reason for the desertion wasn't difficult to find: a pair of Buzzards had decided that the old rookery was an ideal place for them to nest!
- Rooks are the harbingers of spring and many people would love to have a rookery nearby, as we have at Penpergwm.
1. 1.1 A breeding colony of seabirds, wading birds, seals, or turtles.
  （海鸟尤指企鹅、海豹或海龟的）群；群栖处
  Example sentencesExamples
  Gulls and terns were gradually but steadily replenishing the guano that had once been shovelled away, and a cloud of them rose protesting over the adventurers as they approached their rookeries.
  This bounty still lures millions of sea birds from rookeries across the Pacific Ocean.
  It turns out that he has a particular fondness for penguins, and has taken it upon himself to create a rookery for them.
  Landings offer everything from a couple of hours on the beach studying penguins or you can take a brisk walk, wander over to a rookery, learn more from the experts about the wildlife or terrain or just sit taking it all in.
  This is the largest rookery in the world for the critically endangered species and half a million turtles nest here every winter.
  Instead of visiting the rookery, we'd stopped at a nearby site where a few dozen nonbreeding (juvenile and nondominant male) sea lions were hauled out.
  We also expect to see abundant turtles, as the Lacepedes are Western Australia's largest green turtle rookery.
  After watching a tapir feed on the algae covering a lagoon, Paula led us to a giant egret rookery, where the twilight screamed like a million soccer fans.
  Pinnipeds and cetaceans make long-distance seasonal migrations to rookeries (breeding grounds) or warm-water birthing grounds.
  Between nursing intervals, the mother leaves the pup in the crowded rookery as she searches for food in the ocean.
  Although the summer's overall count indicated the sea lion decline was continuing, a survey of 11 major rookeries, including the three I'd passed on my ferry trip, found roughly the same number of pups as the last survey, two years before.
  He speaks about penguins having to cease making their rookeries and nests when the wind gusts are really strong.
  The picture on the television was of a sunny rock slope emerging from blue waters, with sea lions at rest on the rookery and swimming through the light swells at its edge.
  One mile south of the lighthouse is Oregon's only sea-lion rookery home to many California and Steller sea lions.
  Warning bells went off for locals in the 1970s after a deluge of visitors discovered the elephant seal rookery.
2A dense collection of housing, especially in a slum area.
〈喻〉（尤指贫民区的）拥挤的住宅群；贫民窟
they congregate cheek by jowl in unwholesome rookeries chosen for cheapness and convenience
Example sentencesExamples
- Tenements, rookeries, and cheap rooming districts exercised a huge symbolic power over the public imagination as centres of vice, squalor, drunkenness, traffic in sex and stolen goods, and general depravity.

单词	rookery
释义	Definition of rookery in English: rookery nounPlural rookeries ˈrʊk(ə)riˈrʊkəri 1A breeding colony of rooks, typically seen as a collection of nests high in a clump of trees. 秃鼻乌鸦群；秃鼻乌鸦结巢处（尤指见于树丛高处的群巢） Example sentencesExamples The reason for the desertion wasn't difficult to find: a pair of Buzzards had decided that the old rookery was an ideal place for them to nest! If a bird misbehaved itself such as claim or take over another bird's nest in the rookery the general body intervened and that bird was sentenced to isolation and had to go and live on a tree apart from the rest. Rooks are the harbingers of spring and many people would love to have a rookery nearby, as we have at Penpergwm. However, the people actually had rooks and a rookery. 1.1 A breeding colony of seabirds, wading birds, seals, or turtles. （海鸟尤指企鹅、海豹或海龟的）群；群栖处 Example sentencesExamples Between nursing intervals, the mother leaves the pup in the crowded rookery as she searches for food in the ocean. This bounty still lures millions of sea birds from rookeries across the Pacific Ocean. After watching a tapir feed on the algae covering a lagoon, Paula led us to a giant egret rookery, where the twilight screamed like a million soccer fans. One mile south of the lighthouse is Oregon's only sea-lion rookery home to many California and Steller sea lions. Although the summer's overall count indicated the sea lion decline was continuing, a survey of 11 major rookeries, including the three I'd passed on my ferry trip, found roughly the same number of pups as the last survey, two years before. Landings offer everything from a couple of hours on the beach studying penguins or you can take a brisk walk, wander over to a rookery, learn more from the experts about the wildlife or terrain or just sit taking it all in. Pinnipeds and cetaceans make long-distance seasonal migrations to rookeries (breeding grounds) or warm-water birthing grounds. The picture on the television was of a sunny rock slope emerging from blue waters, with sea lions at rest on the rookery and swimming through the light swells at its edge. Instead of visiting the rookery, we'd stopped at a nearby site where a few dozen nonbreeding (juvenile and nondominant male) sea lions were hauled out. It turns out that he has a particular fondness for penguins, and has taken it upon himself to create a rookery for them. This is the largest rookery in the world for the critically endangered species and half a million turtles nest here every winter. We also expect to see abundant turtles, as the Lacepedes are Western Australia's largest green turtle rookery. He speaks about penguins having to cease making their rookeries and nests when the wind gusts are really strong. Warning bells went off for locals in the 1970s after a deluge of visitors discovered the elephant seal rookery. Gulls and terns were gradually but steadily replenishing the guano that had once been shovelled away, and a cloud of them rose protesting over the adventurers as they approached their rookeries. 2A dense collection of housing, especially in a slum area. 〈喻〉（尤指贫民区的）拥挤的住宅群；贫民窟 they congregate cheek by jowl in unwholesome rookeries chosen for cheapness and convenience Example sentencesExamples Tenements, rookeries, and cheap rooming districts exercised a huge symbolic power over the public imagination as centres of vice, squalor, drunkenness, traffic in sex and stolen goods, and general depravity. Rhymes cookery, crookery Definition of rookery in US English: rookery nounˈro͝okərēˈrʊkəri 1A breeding colony of rooks, typically seen as a collection of nests high in a clump of trees. 秃鼻乌鸦群；秃鼻乌鸦结巢处（尤指见于树丛高处的群巢） Example sentencesExamples However, the people actually had rooks and a rookery. If a bird misbehaved itself such as claim or take over another bird's nest in the rookery the general body intervened and that bird was sentenced to isolation and had to go and live on a tree apart from the rest. The reason for the desertion wasn't difficult to find: a pair of Buzzards had decided that the old rookery was an ideal place for them to nest! Rooks are the harbingers of spring and many people would love to have a rookery nearby, as we have at Penpergwm. 1.1 A breeding colony of seabirds, wading birds, seals, or turtles. （海鸟尤指企鹅、海豹或海龟的）群；群栖处 Example sentencesExamples Gulls and terns were gradually but steadily replenishing the guano that had once been shovelled away, and a cloud of them rose protesting over the adventurers as they approached their rookeries. This bounty still lures millions of sea birds from rookeries across the Pacific Ocean. It turns out that he has a particular fondness for penguins, and has taken it upon himself to create a rookery for them. Landings offer everything from a couple of hours on the beach studying penguins or you can take a brisk walk, wander over to a rookery, learn more from the experts about the wildlife or terrain or just sit taking it all in. This is the largest rookery in the world for the critically endangered species and half a million turtles nest here every winter. Instead of visiting the rookery, we'd stopped at a nearby site where a few dozen nonbreeding (juvenile and nondominant male) sea lions were hauled out. We also expect to see abundant turtles, as the Lacepedes are Western Australia's largest green turtle rookery. After watching a tapir feed on the algae covering a lagoon, Paula led us to a giant egret rookery, where the twilight screamed like a million soccer fans. Pinnipeds and cetaceans make long-distance seasonal migrations to rookeries (breeding grounds) or warm-water birthing grounds. Between nursing intervals, the mother leaves the pup in the crowded rookery as she searches for food in the ocean. Although the summer's overall count indicated the sea lion decline was continuing, a survey of 11 major rookeries, including the three I'd passed on my ferry trip, found roughly the same number of pups as the last survey, two years before. He speaks about penguins having to cease making their rookeries and nests when the wind gusts are really strong. The picture on the television was of a sunny rock slope emerging from blue waters, with sea lions at rest on the rookery and swimming through the light swells at its edge. One mile south of the lighthouse is Oregon's only sea-lion rookery home to many California and Steller sea lions. Warning bells went off for locals in the 1970s after a deluge of visitors discovered the elephant seal rookery. 2A dense collection of housing, especially in a slum area. 〈喻〉（尤指贫民区的）拥挤的住宅群；贫民窟 they congregate cheek by jowl in unwholesome rookeries chosen for cheapness and convenience Example sentencesExamples Tenements, rookeries, and cheap rooming districts exercised a huge symbolic power over the public imagination as centres of vice, squalor, drunkenness, traffic in sex and stolen goods, and general depravity.
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