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  • n.鸟巢;窝;巢穴;鸟窝;藏匿处;秘密窝点
  • v.嵌套(信息);筑巢;巢居
  • nest的第三人称单数和复数
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  • 1
    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。

  • 2
    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。

  • 3
    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。

  • 4
    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。

  • 5
    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

  • 6
    See also:crow's nest;love nest

  • 7
    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。

  • 8
    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。

  • 9
    a hornet's nest→ see:hornet

  1. In the fields , around the house , in the barn , in the woods , in the swamp -- everywhere love and songs and nests and eggs .

    在田野间,房子四周,谷仓里,树林中,湿地上——到处都有欢爱,歌声,鸟巢和鸟蛋。

  2. It also describes 6 species of nests .

    文末记述了6种鸟巢。

  3. The birds ' nests are lined with tightly packed leaves .

    鸟巢有一层压得密密实实的树叶。

  4. 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。

  5. The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds ' nests .

    杜鹃在其他鸟的巢中产蛋。

  6. The owl seems to have deserted its nest .

    这只猫头鹰似乎不要这个窝了。

  7. The actual nest is a work of art .

    真实的鸟巢十分精致。

  8. Some species may nest in close proximity to each other .

    一些鸟类会彼此紧挨着筑巢。

  9. 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。

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

    我能看到岩石上的鹰巢。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. 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。

  14. 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。

  15. 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。

  16. 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。

  17. Inspecting the nest may require some ingenuity .

    探查鸟巢是需要些技巧的。

  18. 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。

  19. 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。

  20. The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs .

    鸟儿回到巢里继续孵卵。

  21. 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。

  22. He had a rapacious appetite for bird 's nest soup .

    他吃燕窝汤吃个没够。

  23. 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?

  24. 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。

  25. Swallows have an aptitude for building nests .

    燕子有筑巢的习性。

  26. Swallows carry bits of earth in their bills to build nests .

    燕子衔泥筑窠。

  27. The birds are busy building their nests .

    小鸟们在忙着搭窝。

  28. When a bird 's nest is overturned , no egg can remain intact .

    覆巢之下无完卵。

  29. The robins occupied their former nest .

    那些知更鸟占了它们的老窝。

  30. 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。