roost

[ru:st]

n.栖木, 鸟窝, 栖息处
v.栖息, 安歇

例句与用法：

It's Bill's wife who really rules the roost in that family.

在比尔家里，真正当家的是她的老婆。

Her selfishness will come home to roost someday.

她的自私总有一天会得到报应。

Curse, like chicken, come home to roost.

诅咒像鸡雏，必回栖息木。

词形变化：

动词过去式: roosted | 动词过去分词: roosted | 动词现在分词: roosting | 动词第三人称单数: roosts |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 栖木; 鸟巢; 鸡棚

Look! There is a roost in this tree.

看! 这棵树上有个鸟巢。

2. 歇息处; 卧室; 床

The eaves of this deserted house have become the roost for pigeons.

这所无人住的房子的屋檐成了鸽子的歇息处。

3. 群栖的禽鸟

The noise alarmed the whole roost into flight.

那闹声把一群栖息着的鸟吓得都飞走了。

vi.

1. 栖息; 进窝

Some birds roosted on a branch.

几只鸟栖于树枝上。

2. 歇息; 歇宿

vt.

1. 为……设置栖息处

2. 为……提供歇息处

短语词组：

come home to roost

1. 得到恶报

His unkindness to his daughter came home to roost.

他对女儿的刻薄得到了恶报。

rule the roost

1. 当家

It's Bill's wife who really rules the roost in that family.

比尔的太太才是他家的当家人。