The rook moved across the board to put the king in check.
车沿棋盘直线移动,将对方的王将军了。
A colony of rooks had built their untidy nests in the tall elms behind the old church, filling the evening air with their harsh, persistent cawing.
一群秃鼻乌鸦在老教堂后面高大的榆树上筑起了凌乱的巢穴,傍晚的空气中回荡着它们粗哑而持续的叫声。
在莎士比亚的《麦克白》(Macbeth)中,rook 作为乌鸦意象出现,营造出不祥的氛围:"The rook himself is hoarse / That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan."(实际原文用的是 raven,但 rook 常与此类暗黑鸟类意象并提。)