- 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.
nest ★ / nest ; NAmE nest / noun , verb nest nests nested nesting noun ★ 1 ★ [countable ] a hollow place or structure that a bird makes or chooses for laying its eggs in and sheltering its young 鸟巢；鸟窝 2 ★ [countable ] a place where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young 巢穴；窝 3 [singular ] a secret place which is full of bad people and their activities 藏匿处；秘密窝点 ◆ a nest of thieves 贼窝 4 [singular ] the home, thought of as the safe place where parents bring up their children 家；安乐窝 ◆ to leave the nest (= leave your parents' home) 离开父母过独立生活 ☞see also empty nest 5 [countable , usually singular ] a group or set of similar things that are made to fit inside each other （套叠在一起的）一套物件 ◆ a nest of tables 一套桌子 IDIOMsee feather v. , fly v. , hornet , mare verb 1 [intransitive ] to make and use a nest 筑巢；巢居 ◆ Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs. 成千上万的海鸟在悬崖上筑巢。 2 [transitive ] neststh ( technical 术语 ) to put types of information together, or inside each other, so that they form a single unit 嵌套（信息） nest / nest ; NAmE nest /
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