| 单词 | rookie |
| 释义 | rookie (once / 1132 pages) n A rookie is someone who's new at something. The young football player who's just joined the NFL is a rookie, and if you just started your restaurant job yesterday, you're a rookie too. Police officers and members of the military also call recent recruits rookies. This word can also function as an adjective to describe something related to newbies — like a "rookie season" or a "rookie quarterback." The word's origin is a bit hazy, though it may come from the disparaging secondary meaning of rook, "a cheat," or more appropriately, "someone who's easily cheated." WORD FAMILYrookie: rookies USAGE EXAMPLESA second argument against Prescott as MVP is that he isn’t even the best rookie on his own team. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Everyone on that group, save Gretzky, was older than Matthews as a rookie. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) That leaves rookie Connor Cook as the only healthy quarterback under contract. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) n an awkward and inexperienced youth Syn|Hyper cub, greenhorn beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro someone new to a field or activity |
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