nest

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英[nest]
美[nest]

基本释义

n.
巢; 安乐窝; 窝点; 一套物件
v.
筑巢; 嵌套信息

词性变化

实用例句

a nest of thieves

贼窝

牛津词典

to leave the nest (= leave your parents' home)

离开安乐窝

牛津词典

a nest of tables

一套桌子

牛津词典

Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.

成千上万的海鸟在悬崖上筑巢。

牛津词典

I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks.

我能看到岩石上的鹰巢。

Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.

一些鸟类会彼此紧挨着筑巢。

...nesting sites.

巢址

Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.

一些独居蜂会把巢筑在田间的地洞里。

...a rat's nest.

鼠穴

My wife seems to be building a nest of her own at Osborne House...

我夫人像是要把奥斯本庄园变成自己的安乐窝。

The baby had been asleep in her nest of pink and white blankets.

婴儿睡在粉色和白色毛毯铺成的小窝里。

...Biarritz, notorious in those days as a nest of spies...

比亚里茨,那时候出了名的间谍老巢

Are you telling me that you've got your own little nest of informers in the Police Department?

你是说你在警察局有一帮通风报信的?

Mary's much more interested in doing things for other people than feathering her own nest.

相比追逐私利,玛丽更乐意帮助他人。

When their children had flown the nest, he and his wife moved to a thatched cottage in Dorset.

孩子们独立生活后,他和妻子搬到多塞特的茅草屋去住了。

The home is a warm nest.

家是一个温暖的巢.

期刊摘选

The blackbird's nest contained four eggs.

黑鹂巢里有四个蛋.

《简明英汉词典》

A program shall not attempt to nest compilation of definitions.

一个程式必须不能尝试巢状编译定义.

期刊摘选

Some high class restaurants put bird's nest on top of the custard.

一些高级餐馆把燕窝放在奶羹的顶部.

期刊摘选

As the mother bird flies and builds her nest , just so youth bird does.

幼鸟像母亲那样飞翔和筑巢.

期刊摘选

The palace was a nest of intrigue.

这座宫殿曾是阴谋诡计的策源地.

《简明英汉词典》

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

[谚]家丑不可外扬.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house.

燕子正在我们的屋檐下筑巢.

《简明英汉词典》

His criticisms of the president stirred up a hornet's nest.

他对董事长的批评造成众愤难平.

《简明英汉词典》

Summer migrants nest here.

夏天候鸟来这里筑巢.

《简明英汉词典》

真题例句

When they returned home, their droppings end up all around their nesting sites, including in nearby ponds.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Some 10,000 pairs of the birds, called fulmars, a kind of Arctic seabird, make their nests on Devon Island, north at the Arctic circle.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

And instead of showing just the typical pair of eggs in a hummingbird nest, she painted four.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

So far this year, water levels have been too high for the flamingos to nest.

2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Three-quarters of the world's flamingos fly over from other salt lakes in the Rift Valley and nest on salt-crystal islands that appear when the water is at a specific level一too high and the birds can't build their nests, too low and predators can move bri

2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — lunch! the parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Dr Dominoni, who is putting cameras inside nesting boxes to track sleeping patterns, said lack of sleep could put the birds' health at risk.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

First they collected sound data from 67 nests in four sites in queensland before and after hatching.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Never allow dogs or other pets to run freely in areas of nesting bird, other wildlife, or where signposted.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Observe signs to approach nesting birds.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

Beavers build dams and birds make nests.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

  • 2. a kind of gun emplacement;

    "a machine-gun nest"

    "a nest of snipers"

  • 3. a cosy or secluded retreat

  • 4. a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality;

    "a nest of thieves"

  • 5. furniture pieces made to fit close together

Verb
  • 1. inhabit a nest, usually after building;

    "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

  • 2. fit together or fit inside;

    "nested bowls"

  • 3. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;

    "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"

    "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

  • 4. gather nests

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