| 单词 | nest of |
| 释义 | nest ofnest of 1 HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEEa place where people are secretly doing a lot of illegal or dishonest things 间谍/窃贼的巢穴/阴谋诡计的策源地等 Examples from the Corpus nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc• Perhaps we're in the middle of a nest of spies whom Meredith-Lee was about to unmask.• Neville Chamberlain wrote that the Cabinet was a nest of intrigue, which was, considering everything, an understatement. → nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc at nest1(2) 2 a set of tables etc that fit inside each other 〔可依大小套放的〕一套桌子/盒子等 Examples from the Corpus nest of tables/boxes etc• The Anglo-Nubians posed like a nest of tables by the ropes.• Charles Forster, prosecuting, said Ganguly had stolen a nest of tables and was seen by police. → nest of tables/boxes etc at nest1(3) |
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