| 词汇 | nest |
| 释义 | nestUK:*/ˈnɛst/US:/nɛst/ ,(nest)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 nest n (bird's home)鸟巢；鸟窝The bird built a nest in the tree.鸟儿在树上造了个鸟巢。 nest n (insect's lair) (昆虫等的)窝，穴The bees built a nest in the shed.蜜蜂在棚屋上做了个蜂窝。 nest vi (bird: make a nest) (鸟类)筑巢Birds nested in the shrubs.鸟儿在灌木中筑巢。 nest inside [sth] vi + prep (fit inside [sth] larger)套叠The dolls nested inside each other.玩具娃娃层叠相套。 nest [sth] inside [sth] vtr + prep (fit inside [sth] larger)使套叠When you do not need to use the tables, you can nest them inside one another.桌子不用的时候可以几个套叠起来。 nest [sth] inside [sth] vtr + prep (computing) (计算机)将…嵌套在…中The programmer nested the subroutine inside the main routine.那个程序员将子例程嵌套在主例程中。 其他翻译 nest n figurative (hub for [sth]) (犯罪等)巢穴，窟The island became a pirate nest. nest n figurative (comfortable place)舒适的住处；安乐窝Mike built himself a little nest out of blankets and snacks to study in. nest vi (hunt for nests)掏鸟蛋；摸鸟蛋The children spent the morning nesting in the fields. 复合形式： bird's nest n (structure built by a bird)鸟巢；鸟窝There is a bird's nest built in the tree outside my house. birdhouse, bird box (US), nest box, nesting box (UK) n (to feed, shelter birds)鸟舍 crow's nest n figurative (lookout on a ship) (比喻)桅杆瞭望台Up in the crow's nest, Jack spotted land before anyone on deck.杰克在桅杆瞭望台率先发现了陆地。 crow's nest n (structure made by bird)鸦巢, 鸟巢There's a crow's nest on top of my neighbour's chimney.我邻居的烟囱顶上有一个鸟巢。 empty nest n figurative (home: children have left) (比喻义)空巢 empty nest syndrome n (after children leave)空巢综合症；空巢期症候群 fly the nest v expr (bird: leave nest) (鸟)离巢 fly the nest v expr figurative (leave parents' home)长大离家，独立生活 leave the nest v expr (bird: reach maturity) (鸟)离巢Most birds leave the nest once they are able to fly confidently. leave the nest v expr figurative (person: leave one's parents' home) (比喻)离巢；儿女离开父母家独立生活The kids have finally left the nest and now it's just the two of us. nest egg n figurative (savings) (以引诱母鸡继续在窝中生蛋)留窝蛋；备用金Matthew blew their nest egg on a fast car, and his wife was not pleased.The recent recession almost totally wiped out my nest egg. wasp nest (US), wasp's nest, wasps' nest (UK) n (structure built by wasps)蜂窝；黄蜂窝Take this spray into the steeple and take care of that wasp nest. |
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