rook

ルーク

塔の形をしたチェスの駒。縦横にまっすぐ動く。

やさしい英語で： A chess piece shaped like a tower that moves in straight lines along rows or columns.

• Move your rook forward.
• She captured my rook with her bishop.
• Both rooks were still on the board.

類義語： castle

よく使う表現： move a rook, capture a rook, rook and king

ミヤマガラス

ヨーロッパなどに生息する大型の黒いカラスの仲間。よく群れで見られる。

やさしい英語で： A large black European bird related to the crow, often seen in groups.

• A rook landed in the field.
• Several rooks nested in the tall trees.
• We watched a rook searching for food.

よく使う表現： a rook nest, a young rook

詐欺師

人をだまして、お金や物を手に入れる人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who tricks other people to get their money or things.

• That man is a rook.
• The rook took all their money.
• She discovered that her partner was a rook.

類義語： cheat, swindler

よく使う表現： a dishonest rook, a clever rook