nest

[nest]

n.巢, 窝
vt.为 ... 筑巢, 嵌入
vi.筑巢, 寻找鸟巢

例句与用法：

It proved that everything was a mare's nest.

结果证明一切都是场骗局。

The blackbird sat on the nest waiting for the return of her mate.

黑鹂在巢中等候其雄鸟归来。

The blackbird's nest contained four eggs.

黑鹂巢里有四个蛋。

Every bird likes its own nest the best.

[谚]金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝。

The male hunts for food while his mate guards the nest.

雌性动物守巢时，雄性动物猎食。

The swallow has made a nest under our eaves.

燕子在我们的屋檐下垒了一个窝。

The swallows nested under the eaves.

燕子在屋檐下筑巢。

The bird is building a nest of straw and twigs.

这只鸟在用稻草和小树枝筑巢。

词形变化：

动词过去式: nested | 动词过去分词: nested | 动词现在分词: nesting | 动词第三人称单数: nests |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 巢; 窝; 穴; (鸟等的)一窝, 一群

A bird lays eggs in the nest it has built.

鸟将蛋下在自己所筑的巢里。

2. 安乐窝, 舒适之处

The husband and wife built themselves a comfortable nest.

夫妇俩为自己筑了个安乐窝。

3. (盗贼等的)巢窟; (罪恶等的)温床[(+of)]

The city was a nest of crime.

这个城市是罪恶的温床。

4. (盗贼等的)一伙

5. (大小依次套叠的)一套物件

6. 隐蔽处; 掩体

vi.

1. 筑巢; 巢居; 伏窝

The birds nested in the oak tree.

鸟在橡树上筑巢。

2. 找鸟巢, 摸鸟蛋

3. (物体)相互套叠

vt.

1. 使入巢; 为……筑巢

2. 把(物件)按大小顺序套叠在一起

She nested the glass tumblers in a crate.

她把玻璃酒杯一个套一个放在格箱里。

短语词组：

feather one's nest

1. 营私

He went into illegal business to feather his nest.

他做非法生意以达到营私之目的。

foul one's own nest

1. 家丑外扬

If any of you makes it known to others, he'll be fouling his own nest.

要是你们有谁把这件事讲给外人听, 就是将家丑外扬。