单词 | nest |
释义 | nest nounadjective | verb + nest | nest + noun | preposition adjective➤ant's, bird's, wasp's, etc.蚁穴、鸟巢、黄蜂窝等verb + nest➤build, construct, make建巢;垒巢;筑巢➤sit on坐窝◆the male and female take turns to sit on the nest.雄鸟和雌鸟轮流坐窝。➤occupy占据巢穴◆the litters of several different females often occupy the same nest.多只雌鸟的幼鸟常会待在同一个巢里。➤abandon, desert, fly, leave弃巢;离家独立;离开安乐窝◆her children have flown the nest. (figurative) 她的孩子们已经离家独立。➤defend, guard保护/守卫巢穴➤disturb惊扰巢穴◆you should avoid disturbing the nest until after the eggs are hatched.卵孵出之前,你不应该惊扰鸟巢。➤destroy捣毁巢穴➤find, locate发现/找到巢穴nest + noun➤site巢;窝◆the male uses song to attract a female to his nest site.雄鸟用歌声吸引雌鸟到它的鸟巢附近。➤hole巢穴➤box (usually nesting box in bre) 巢箱➤mate同栖一巢的伴侣preposition➤away from a/the nest不在巢里◆a rat took the egg while the mother was away from the nest.趁雌鸟不在巢里,一只老鼠把蛋偷走了。➤in a/the nest, inside a/the nest在巢穴内◆the snake will attack if disturbed inside its nest.如果蛇在巢穴内被惊扰,它就会反击。➤on a/the nest在孵蛋◆the female spends all her time on the nest.雌鸟所有时间都在孵蛋。nest/nest ||; nɛst/noun[c] 1. a structure that a bird builds to keep its eggs and babies in 鸟巢;鸟窝 ☞picture on page c1 见c1页插图 2. the home of certain animals or insects (某些动物或昆虫的)巢,窝,穴: ◇a wasps' nest 黄蜂窝 nest verb [i] ☞ nest¹☞ nest² |
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