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build a nest
常用于鸟类建造巢穴。
The bird built a nest in the tree.
那只鸟在树上筑了一个巢。
巢；窝
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巢；窝
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
The bird built a nest in the tree.
那只鸟在树上筑了一个巢。
鸟类为孵卵和育雏而建造的结构。
A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
巢；窝
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
单孔类动物、鱼类、两栖动物或昆虫用于产卵和孵化的地方。
A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
机枪阵地
a kind of gun emplacement
The bird built its nest in the tree outside my window.
那只鸟在我窗外的树上筑了一个巢。
AI contextual example
We found a nest of baby mice in the shed.
我们在棚屋里发现了一窝小老鼠。
AI contextual example
The robin is sitting on her nest full of blue eggs.
知更鸟正坐在满是蓝色蛋的窝里。
AI contextual example
a machine-gun nest
一个机枪掩体。
WordNet
常用于鸟类建造巢穴。
The bird built a nest in the tree.
那只鸟在树上筑了一个巢。
也比喻孩子离家独立生活。
The young eagles left the nest last week.
小鹰上周离巢了。
Swallows often nest under the eaves.
燕子常在屋檐下筑巢。
常用于编程或数学语境，表示套叠。
You can nest one structure inside another.
你可以将一个结构嵌套在另一个内部。
Not this
There is nest in the tree.
Use this
There is a nest in the tree.
可数名词nest前需要冠词a或the。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
The bird nest on the branch.
Use this
The bird nests on the branch.
动词nest在第三人称单数现在时需要加-s。汉语动词不变化，学习者可能忘记添加词尾。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
筑巢
Birds build their nests in trees.
鸟儿在树上筑巢。
离巢
The young eagles are ready to leave the nest.
小鹰准备离巢了。
空巢
After her children left for college, she felt the empty nest.
孩子们去上大学后，她感到空巢。
储蓄金
They saved a nest egg for retirement.
他们为退休存了一笔储蓄金。
筑巢季节
Spring is the nesting season for many birds.
春天是许多鸟类的筑巢季节。
在…筑巢
Swallows often nest in barns.
燕子常在谷仓里筑巢。
空巢（指子女都已离家的家庭）
After their children left for college, they found themselves in an empty nest.
孩子们上大学后，他们发现自己处于空巢状态。
储备金；养老积蓄
He saved a nice nest egg for his retirement.
他为退休存了一笔可观的储备金。
离巢；离家独立生活
It's time for the young to fly the nest and start their own lives.
年轻人是时候离巢独立生活了。
我们会给他搭一个舒适的窝
In the song 'Kidnap the Sandy Claws' from The Nightmare Before Christmas, the lyrics include this line.
在《圣诞夜惊魂》中的歌曲《绑架桑迪·克劳斯》里，这句歌词出现。
Use nest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆 'nest'：小鸟在枝头筑巢，'n' 像巢口，'est' 像树枝，巢就是 nest。
中性语域；常用于描述鸟类或动物的巢穴，也可比喻为隐蔽处或安全所。
注意：nest是可数名词，常用复数形式nests。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.