| 释义 |
roost¹ /ruːst/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 栖木；栖息处；鸡棚
2. 群栖的禽鸟
alarm the whole roost into flight 把一群栖息着的鸟吓得飞起
At night they assemble in immense roosts, often in thorns. 夜晚，它们往往大群大群地栖息在荆棘丛中。
3. 歇息处；歇宿处；床
II ❶ vi.
1. 栖息；进窝
2. 歇息；歇宿
❷ vt.
1. 为…设置栖息处；使栖息
2. 为…提供歇息处
[< OE hrōst; 与 OS hrost loft, Ger Rost grid 有关] phr. at roost 1. 栖息着 2. 〈口〉歇着；在睡觉 Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. 〈谚〉恶行回报到作恶者自身；作恶者必自毙。 go to roost 去栖息； 〈口〉去睡觉，就寝 rule the roost 〈口〉当家，作主；主宰一切，支配一切 It's his wife who rules the roost in the family. 是他妻子在当家作主。 |