词汇 | roost |
释义 | roostUK:*/ˈruːst/US:/rust/ ,(ro̅o̅st)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Australian:Jamaican: 主要翻译 roost n (birds' perching place)鸟的栖息之处;栖木The bird sat upon his roost in the trees. roost vi (bird: settle, rest)栖息This species of bird tends to roost in flocks. roost vi figurative (settle down) (比喻)歇息 复合形式: come home to roost v expr figurative (become a problem)得到报应;恶有恶报The company's financial problems came home to roost and it nearly went bankrupt. rule the roost v expr figurative (be in charge of a household)当家In our family, it's my mother who rules the roost, not my father. |
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