nest
- n.巢;鸟巢;窝;巢穴;家;藏匿处;秘密窝点;(套叠在一起的)一套物件
- v.嵌套(信息);筑巢;巢居
复数: nests 过去式: nested 现在分词: nesting 过去分词: nested 第三人称单数: nests
noun
鸟巢;鸟窝
a hollow place or structure that a bird makes or chooses for laying its eggs in and sheltering its young
巢穴;窝
a place where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young
藏匿处;秘密窝点
a secret place which is full of bad people and their activities
a nest of thieves
贼窝
家;安乐窝
the home, thought of as the safe place where parents bring up their children
to leave the nest (= leave your parents' home)
离开安乐窝
(套叠在一起的)一套物件
a group or set of similar things that are made to fit inside each other
a nest of tables
一套桌子
to make yourself richer, especially by spending money on yourself that should be spent on sth else
verb
筑巢;巢居
to make and use a nest
Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.
成千上万的海鸟在悬崖上筑巢。
嵌套(信息)
to put types of information together, or inside each other, so that they form a single unit
nest
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N-COUNT (鸟)巢;(鸟)窝
A bird's nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in.I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks.
我能看到岩石上的鹰巢。
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VERB (鸟类)筑巢,做窝
When a bird nests somewhere, it builds a nest and settles there to lay its eggs.Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.
一些鸟类会彼此紧挨着筑巢。
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N-COUNT (昆虫或动物的)巢,穴
A nest is a home that a group of insects or other creatures make in order to live in and give birth to their young in.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。
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N-COUNT 安乐窝;安适的地方
You can refer to a place as your nest when it is your home or where you feel comfortable and relaxed.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。
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N-COUNT 老巢;窟;秘密窝点;(贼窟中的)一帮
You can use nest to refer to a place where something bad is being done or to the people there who are doing it....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
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PHRASE 营私;自肥
If you say that someone is feathering their nest, you mean that they are getting a lot of money out of something, so that they can lead a comfortable life.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。
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PHRASE 自立门户;独立生活
When children fly the nest, they leave their parents' home to live on their own.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。
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a hornet's nest→ see:hornet
noun
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- a kind of gun emplacement
- a machine-gun nest
- a nest of snipers
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- furniture pieces made to fit close together
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- a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
- a nest of thieves
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- a cosy or secluded retreat
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- a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
verb
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- gather nests
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- 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
- Synonym: cuddle snuggle nestle nuzzle draw close
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- fit together or fit inside
- nested bowls
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- inhabit a nest, usually after building
- birds are nesting outside my window every Spring
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A lone mother Canada goose honked a warning to stay away from her nest .
一只孤独无伴的雌性加拿大黑雁鸣叫了一声,警告别人不要靠近它的巢。
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When a bird 's nest is overturned , no egg can remain intact .
覆巢之下无完卵。
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The forest 's dense growth provides nesting places for a wide variety of birds .
森林里茂密的植物为各种各样的鸟儿提供了筑巢的地方。
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The birds ' nests are lined with tightly packed leaves .
鸟巢有一层压得密密实实的树叶。
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His letter to the papers stirred up a real hornets ' nest .
他给报界写的信着实引发了众怒。
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The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds ' nests .
杜鹃在其他鸟的巢中产蛋。
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The owl seems to have deserted its nest .
这只猫头鹰似乎不要这个窝了。
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Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs .
成千上万的海鸟在悬崖上筑巢。
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The actual nest is a work of art .
真实的鸟巢十分精致。
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Some species may nest in close proximity to each other .
一些鸟类会彼此紧挨着筑巢。
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The nest contained eight little mice that were naked and blind .
窝里有8只还没长毛、眼睛尚未睁开的小老鼠。
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I can see an eagle 's nest on the rocks .
我能看到岩石上的鹰巢。
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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。
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These nests increase in size each year , and can eventually weigh down the branch .
这些巢每年都在变大,最终可能会把树枝压弯。
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They have a little nest egg tucked away somewhere for a rainy day .
他们把一小笔钱存在了什么地方,以备不时之需。
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It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds ' nests alone
最好能克制住好奇心,不要去碰鸟巢。
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As soon as the two chicks hatch , they leave the nest burrow
两只小鸟一出壳就离开了巢穴。
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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。
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Inspecting the nest may require some ingenuity .
探查鸟巢是需要些技巧的。
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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。
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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。
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The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs .
鸟儿回到巢里继续孵卵。
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He had a rapacious appetite for bird 's nest soup .
他吃燕窝汤吃个没够。
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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?
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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。
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Swallows have an aptitude for building nests .
燕子有筑巢的习性。
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Swallows carry bits of earth in their bills to build nests .
燕子衔泥筑窠。
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The birds are busy building their nests .
小鸟们在忙着搭窝。
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The robins occupied their former nest .
那些知更鸟占了它们的老窝。
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The eagle does not prey on its own nest . ; It isn 't advisable to harm one 's next-door neighbours . ; The eagle never hunts near his own nest .
老鹰不吃窝下草。
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