ruck
n
1 [C] (sport 体)
(a) (Brit) (in Rugby football) loose scrum with the ball on the ground (橄榄球)自由密集争球.
(b) disorganized group (of players, competitors, etc) (运动员、 竞赛者等的)散乱的一群.
2 the ruck [sing]
ordinary commonplace people or things 普通人; 寻常事物
He was eager to get out of the (common) ruck and distinguish himself in some way. 他渴望出人头地, 在某方面与众不同.
ruck n irregular unintentional fold or crease (esp in cloth) (非有意形成的)皱, 褶(尤指布上的)
smooth out the rucks in the bedclothes 把床单上的褶子弄平. ruck, v (phr v) ruck up form rucks 起皱; 起褶
Thesheets on my bed have rucked up. 我床上的床单有褶子了.
🗣️ 情景例句
Scene: Tom and his wife have invited Carl and David for dinner.
场景:汤姆和他夫人邀请卡尔和大卫吃晚饭。
I met her at the department store.
我在百货公司遇到她。
Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence,