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nest /nest/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr. I n. 1. 鸟巢,鸟窝; (昆虫、鱼类、龟、兔等的)巢,窝,穴 a swallow's nest 燕子窝 an ants' nest 蚁穴 2. (鸟类、昆虫等的)一窝,一群 a nest of hornets 一窝大黄蜂 3. 安乐窝,安适的地方 make a cosy nest among the sofa cushions 舒舒服服地蜷缩在几只沙发靠垫上 4. (盗、贼等的)窝,窟;渊薮;温床 a robbers' nest 强盗窝 a nest of vice 罪恶的渊薮 a nest of rebellion 叛乱的温床 5. (盗、贼等的)一窝,一帮 a nest of criminals 一帮罪犯 6. (由大到小可依次套叠的)一套;(类似物件的)一组 a nest of drinking cups 一套酒杯 a nest of giant mountains 层峦叠嶂的群山 7. 【军】进入掩体的一组武器;掩体;〈口〉导弹基地 a nest of submarines 进入泊地的一队潜艇 a machine-gun nest 机枪掩体 8. 【矿】矿巢
II ❶ vi. 1. 筑巢,做窝;巢居 The birds nest high. 鸟在高处筑巢。 2. 找鸟巢;摸鸟蛋 go nesting 去掏鸟窝 3. 套叠 The tables nested to solve the storage problem. 桌子一张叠一张解决了堆放问题。 4. 〈美口〉蹲 5. 窝藏,藏匿 There nests in a remote nook of the brain the conviction that... 从心底里深信… ❷ vt. 1. 为…筑巢;把…放在巢中 2. 使套叠;安放,放置 Clear glass tumblers lay nested in the small crate. 干净的玻璃酒杯一个套一个放在小格箱里。 He nested the cottages in clusters, at different levels on the mountainside. 他在一层层的山坡上盖建了一簇簇的小别墅群。 3. 【计】【语】嵌套 [OE; 与 OHG nest, L nidus to beneath, sit 有关] phr. a stolen nest 母鸡不在窝里而在别处下的一窝蛋 befoul one's nest= foul one's nest feather one's nest 营私,自肥 They used her show to feather their own nest. 他们利用她的表演来装满自己的腰包。 fly the nest (子女)离开父母独立生活 foul one's nest说自己家人的坏话,外扬家丑 It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 见 bird take a nest 掏鸟窝,摸鸟蛋 |