rookie

🇬🇧 UK/'ruki/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

An inexperienced newcomer, especially a new recruit or first-year professional athlete

新手,新兵;初出茅庐的运动员

adj.

Inexperienced; new to a job or activity

新手的,缺乏经验的

🧩 Root Breakdown

rookieother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.rookie mistake新手错误
  • 2.rookie season新秀赛季
  • 3.rookie cop新警员
  • 4.rookie of the year年度最佳新秀

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The rookie officer made a few mistakes but showed great potential.

  • 2.

    As a rookie in the industry, she absorbed every piece of advice eagerly.

  • 3.

    The rookie scored his first goal in just the third game of the season.

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