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ey.rieHIE7ri, $5Ir7in [C]esp. Am aer.ie the nest of an EAGLE or other large bird which eats meat, usually built in a high, distant place(筑于高山峭壁等处的)鹰或其他猛禽的巢These cliffs are full of cavities, ledges and crevices that make perfect eyries.这些峭壁上到处是洞穴、悬岩、岩缝等可供猛禽筑巢的理想地点。(fig.) I interviewed the chairman of the company in his seventh-floor eyrie (= office/room).我在这个公司的董事长的七层楼上的办公室里采访了他。
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