音标：[nest]
n. 巢, 窝, 休息所, 隐匿处
vi. 筑巢, 找鸟巢
vt. 为...设窝, 使套叠
【计】 嵌套
【医】 巢
相关词组:
feather one's nest
在线英汉词典
nest的短语、例句：
nest
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(a) place or structure chosen or made by a bird for laying its eggs and sheltering its young （鸟的）窝, 巢
sparrows building a nest of straw and twigs 用乾草和树枝筑窝的麻雀.
(b) place where certain other creatures live, or produce and keep their young （其他一些生物的）窝, 巢, 穴
an ants´ nest 蚁穴 * a wasps´ nest 黄蜂巢.
2 snug, comfortable or sheltered place 安乐、 舒适或隐蔽之处; 安乐窝
make oneself a nest of cushions 用垫子给自己做个安乐窝.
3 secret or protected place, esp for criminals and their activities 藏匿处; 庇护所（尤指供罪犯用的）: a nest of thieves 贼窟
a nest of vice, crime, etc 罪恶等的渊薮.
4 group or set of similar things of different sizes made to fit inside each other （大小不等, 可以套放在一起的）一组或一套相似物件
a nest of boxes/tables/bowls 一套盒子[桌子/盆].
5 site where guns, etc are placed （枪炮的）掩体
a machine-gun nest 机关枪掩体.
6 (idm 习语) feather one´s nest => feather2. foul one´s nest => foul2. a hornet´s nest => hornet. a mare´s nest => mare1. nest, v [I]
1 make and use a nest 做窝; 筑巢
nesting robins 正在筑巢的鸲鸟
Swallows are nesting in the garage. 燕子正在汽车房做窝.
2 (usu 通常作 go nesting) search for the nests of wild birds and take the eggs 寻鸟窝（寻找野鸟的窝掏鸟蛋）.
nest