nest
nest 英 [nest] 美 [nɛst]
n. 巢，窝； v. 筑巢；
进行时:nesting 过去式:nested 过去分词:nested 第三人称单数:nests 名词复数:nests
- A nest is a shelter or other structure that an animal uses for laying eggs or giving birth. If a bird is collecting string and straw and twigs in your yard, she's probably building a nest in a nearby tree.
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- n. 巢，窝；
- v. 筑巢；
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1. The bird built its own nest.
鸟儿建造了它自己的鸟巢。
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2. a nest of thieves
贼窝
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3. to leave the nest
离开父母过独立生活
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4. Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.
成千上万的海鸟在悬崖上筑巢。
- nest (n.) Old English nest "bird's nest, snug retreat," also "young bird, brood," from Proto-Germanic *nistaz (source also of Middle Low German, Middle Dutch nest, German Nest), from PIE *nizdo- (source also of Sanskrit nidah "resting place, nest," Latin nidus "nest," Old Church Slavonic gnezdo, Old Irish net, Welsh nyth, Breton nez "nest"), probably from *ni "down" + from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit."
- nest (v.) Old English nistan "to build nests," from Proto-Germanic *nistijanan, from the source of nest (n.). The modern verb is perhaps a new formation in Middle English from the noun. Related: Nested; nesting.
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