Word · Frequency #3867
nests
巢;窝
nests is the plural of nest.
核心释义
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- 1.
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.
- 2.
巢;窝
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- 3.
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.
- 4.
机枪阵地
a kind of gun emplacement
- 5.
舒适、温馨的住所或工作环境。
A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
- 6.
舒适的隐蔽处
a cosy or secluded retreat
- 7.
隐居处或常去的地方。
A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
- 8.
坏人常去或出没的藏身处;巢穴。
A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
- 9.
孩子或年轻成年人与父母或监护人共同居住的家。
A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.
- 10.
某些竞拍游戏中固定数量的牌,给予最高出价者,允许其与手牌交换任意或全部牌。
A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.
- 11.
武器的防御工事位置。
A fortified position for a weapon.
- 12.
由嵌套结构组成的一种结构,如嵌套循环或嵌套子程序调用。
A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.
- 13.
用于放置其他食物的圆形面食、米饭等。
A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.
- 14.
岩石中任何矿石或矿物的孤立聚集块。
An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
- 15.
一组大小渐次、可依次套入的盒子、箱子等。
A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
- 16.
一起工作或协作的紧凑型滑轮组、齿轮组、弹簧组等。
A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
鸟类为孵卵和育雏而建造的结构。;单孔类动物、鱼类、两栖动物或昆虫用于产卵和孵化的地方。;机枪阵地;舒适、温馨的住所或工作环境。;舒适的隐蔽处
用法In use
The bird built its nest in the tree outside my window.
用法提示:nest 作名词,指鸟巢。
We found a nest of baby mice in the shed.
用法提示:nest 作名词,指动物育雏的窝。
The robin is sitting on her nest full of blue eggs.
用法提示:nest 作名词,指鸟类孵蛋的巢。
a machine-gun nest
a nest of snipers
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- build a nest
- 筑巢
- Birds build their nests in trees.鸟儿在树上筑巢。
- leave the nest
- 离巢
- The young eagles are ready to leave the nest.小鹰准备离巢了。
- empty nest
- 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。
- nest egg
- 储蓄金
- They saved a nest egg for retirement.他们为退休存了一笔储蓄金。
- nesting season
- 筑巢季节
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆 'nest':小鸟在枝头筑巢,'n' 像巢口,'est' 像树枝,巢就是 nest。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意:nest是可数名词,常用复数形式nests。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /ɛst/ ending and rhyme with nest. Be careful: words like 'next' (/nɛkst/) look similar but do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.