nest
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A bird's nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in. (鳥類的) 巢
I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks. 我能看到巖石上的一個鷹巢。
2. V-I When a bird nests somewhere, it builds a nest and settles there to lay its eggs. 築巢
Some species may nest in close proximity to each other. 一些鳥類可能彼此緊挨著築巢。
3. N-COUNT 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. (崑蟲或其他動物的) 巢穴
Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil. 一些獨居的蜜蜂將它們的巢築在土壤中的洞穴裡。
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nest /nɛst/ (nesting,nested,nests)
剑桥词典
- The cuckoo lays her egg in another bird's nest.
- If disturbed , the bird may abandon the nest, leaving the chicks to die .
- The bird regarded me with suspicion as I walked up to its nest.
- There's a wasps ' nest in that old tree .
- Meanwhile, the mother flies back to the nest to feed her young .
nest noun [C] (HOME)
a structure built by birds or insects to leave their eggs in to develop , and by some other animals to give birth or live in（鳥類或崑蟲的）窩，巢；某些動物的穴
a bird's nest 鳥巢
a wasps '/hornets ' nest 黃蜂／馬蜂窩
a rat's nest 鼠穴
Cuckoos are famous for laying their eggs in the nests of other birds . 杜鵑以在其他鳥的窩巢裡下蛋而聞名。
The alligators build their nests out of grass near the water's edge . 短吻鱷在水邊用草給自己搭窩。
a comfortable home
舒適的居所，安樂窩
One day the children grow up and leave the nest. 縂有一天孩子們會長大，離開安樂窩。
a place where something unpleasant or unwanted has developed
（壞事滋生的）溫牀，窟
The diplomats have been sent home because their embassy has become a nest of spies . 外交官們被遣送廻國，因爲他們的大使館已經淪爲間諜窩。
例句
nest noun [C] (SET)
a set of things that are similar but different in size and have been designed to fit inside each other
（套曡的）一套對象，一組對象
I'd like a nest of tables for the living room . 我想在客厛裡放一套桌子。 返回 nest