释义 |
nest | BrE nɛst, AmE nɛst | A. noun ① (of bird, animal) 窝 wō ▸ to build or make a nest 筑巢 zhù cháo ▸ a wasps'/an ants' nest 黄蜂/蚂蚁窝 ▸ to leave or fly the nest 离家独立生活 ▸ to feather one's (own) nest 营私自肥 ② ▸ (group) a nest of sth; 一窝 yī wō ‹mice, birds, kittens›③ figurative (comfortable place) 安乐窝 ānlèwō ▸ a nest of cushions 一堆舒适的靠垫 ④ ▸ (set) a nest of sth; [可套叠的] 一套 yī tào ‹tables, boxes, bowls›⑤ (gun site) 掩体 yǎntǐ ▸ a machine-gun nest 机枪掩体 B. intransitive verb ① Zoology 筑巢 zhù cháo ② (fit together) 使套叠 shǐ tàodié ▸ to nest into one another «tables, boxes» 互相叠套 |