nest

英 [nest] 美 [nest]

• n. 巢；窝
• vt. 为 ... 筑巢；嵌入
• vi. 筑巢；寻找鸟巢

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C](鸟)窝,巢

   place or structure chosen or made by a bird for laying its eggs and sheltering its young

2. [C](某些动物或昆虫的)窝,穴

   the settle and protected home of certain other animals or insects

3. [C]温床; 庇护所

   a place that provides favorable conditions for a particular usually bad activity

4. [C]巢中之物; 一窝的鸟〔兽〕; (鸟、虫的)群

   the community of animals living a nest

v. (动词)

1. vi. 筑巢

   build or use a nest

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 窝
2. 温床
3. 巢
4. 一套物件
5. 穴
6. 一伙
7. 隐蔽处
8. 巢窟
9. 掩体
10. 一群
11. 一窝
12. 安乐窝
13. 家
14. 窟
15. 群
16. 舒适之处
17. 安息处
18. 休息处
19. 住处

v. 动词

1. 筑巢
2. 巢居
3. 伏窝
4. 相互套叠
5. 使入巢
6. 为…筑巢
7. 把（物件）按大小顺序套叠在一起
8. 找鸟巢
9. 摸鸟蛋
10. 把按大小顺序套叠在一起
11. 使入窝
12. 使伏窝
13. 入巢
14. 把（大小箱子）套起来
15. 安顿
16. 放置
17. 使套入
18. 为…设窝
19. 相互套入
20. 摸鸟巢
21. 为…而筑巢
22. 把…放入巢中
23. 为 … 筑巢
24. 嵌入

英英释义

Noun:

1. a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

2. a kind of gun emplacement;

   "a machine-gun nest"
   "a nest of snipers"
   

3. a cosy or secluded retreat

4. a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality;

   "a nest of thieves"
   

5. furniture pieces made to fit close together

Verb:

1. inhabit a nest, usually after building;

   "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"
   

2. fit together or fit inside;

   "nested bowls"
   

3. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;

   "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"
   "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"
   

4. gather nests

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The blackbird's nest contained four eggs.
   黑鹂巢里有四个蛋。
2. The male hunts for food while his mate guards the nest.
   雌性动物守巢时，雄性动物猎食。
3. The bird is building a nest of straw and twigs.
   这只鸟在用稻草和小树枝筑巢。
4. The swallow has made a nest under our eaves.
   燕子在我们的屋檐下垒了一个窝。
5. The nest held three vigorous young birds.
   这窝里有三只活泼的小鸟。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. The boy was nesting for the little birds.
   这个男孩正在为这些小鸟筑巢。
2. You can nest up to 64 levels of functions.
   最多可以嵌套64个级别的函数。
3. She nested the glass tumblers in a crate.
   她把玻璃酒杯一个套一个放在箱子里。
4. You can nest one kind of control structure within another kind.
   可以在一种控制结构中嵌套另一种控制结构。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. The swallows nested under the eaves.
   燕子在屋檐下筑巢。
2. There the birds nest and bring up their young.
   这些鸟在那里筑巢并哺育幼鸟。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house.
   燕子正在我们的屋檐下筑巢。
2. This is an ants's nest.
   这是一个蚁穴。
3. I thought my article was harmless, but I have stirred up a hornet's nest.
   我认为我的文章没有什么害处,但我却惹来麻烦。
4. This is a robber's nest.
   这是个匪窝。
5. The palace was a nest of intrigue.
   这座宫殿曾是阴谋诡计的策源地。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Most birds nest in a tree.
   多数鸟在树上筑巢。
2. Swallows are nesting in the garage.
   燕子正在车库筑巢。

经典引文

• Along the side porch..were five nests, two of house wrens and three..of sparrows.

  出自： C. Stead

• As many as 100,000..turtles arrive to nest in the autumn.

  出自：Country Life

• Pigeons and other birds nested in the open towers.

  出自： J. C. Oates

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• arouse a hornets' nest 捅马蜂窝,招惹麻烦
• build a nest 筑巢
• feather one's nest 中饱私囊,自肥
• foul one's own nest 家丑外扬
• make a nest 建窝〔家〕
• stir up a hornets' nest 捅马蜂窝,招惹麻烦
• take a nest 掏鸟巢

形容词+～

• comfortable nest 安乐窝
• cozy nest 安乐窝

名词+～

• bird's nest 鸟窝
• hornets' nest 马蜂窝
• ants' nest 蚂蚁窝

～+介词

• a nest of birds 一窝鸟
• a nest of crime and vice 罪恶的庇护所
• a nest of thieves 一窝贼

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的nest，意为鸟巢。

近反义词

【近义词】

• eyrie 鹰巢
• aerie 高巢
• roost 栖木
• hutch （兔）笼
• coop 笼子
• pen 钢笔
• flock 一群
• covey 群
• brothel 妓院
• hotbed 温床
• clutch 抓住
• bordello 妓院
• swarm 群
• bevy 一群
• den 兽穴
• refuge 避难
• aggregation 集合
• series （单复同）系列...
• haunt 常到的地方
• asylum 收容所
• retreat 撤退
• lair (野兽的)巢穴...
• congeries 聚集体
• resort (度假)胜地
• heap 堆
• assemblage 聚集
• residence 住宅
• locate 找出
• quarter 四分之一
• bunch 串
• shelter 避难所
• nook 角落
• nookery 舒适安稳的地方...
• cluster 群
• batch 一批
• hide-out 隐藏处
• breeding ground 滋生地
• breeding 生养
• ground 地面
• snuggle 依偎
• cuddle 怀抱
• nestle 依偎
• nuzzle 用鼻爱抚