Word · Frequency #18729
roost
栖息处；栖木
核心释义
A place where a bird rests or sleeps, especially a perch or a shelter for domestic fowl.
- 1.
鸟栖息的地方(通常是巢或树枝)
The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
- 2.
禽鸟栖息处
a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
- 3.
一群栖息在一起的鸟
A group of birds roosting together.
- 4.
家禽栖木
a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
- 5.
卧室
A bedroom.
- 6.
使球飞远的一脚踢
A kick which causes the ball to travel a long distance.
- 7.
同“perch”(安全有利的位置)
Synonym of perch (“a position that is secure and advantageous”).
同栖的一群鸟；鸟群；有利地位；稳固地位；卧室；睡觉的地方；远踢；远射；鸟栖息的地方(通常是巢或树枝)
用法In use
The chickens return to their roost every evening.
用法提示：roost作为名词，指家禽休息或睡觉的栖木或棚舍。
A row of birds sat on the roost at the back of the coop.
用法提示：roost作为名词，指鸟类栖息用的横木。
The farmer built a new roost for the hens.
用法提示：roost作为名词，指为家禽提供的栖息设施。
at roost
at roost 是固定搭配，表示“在栖息”，常接地点状语。
The birds are at roost in the old barn.
鸟儿们正在旧谷仓里栖息。
use [place] as a roost
roost 是可数名词，as a roost 表示“作为栖息处”。
The birds use the old tower as a roost.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- rule the roost
- 当头儿；掌管一切
- In this family, Grandma rules the roost.在这个家里，奶奶说了算。
- at roost
- （鸟）栖息；在巢中
- The birds are at roost in the trees.鸟儿们在树上栖息。
- go to roost
- 栖息；睡觉
- The hens go to roost at sunset.母鸡在日落时去栖息。
- communal roost
- 共同栖息处
- Thousands of starlings gather at a communal roost in winter.冬天成千上万只椋鸟聚集在一个共同栖息处。
- roost site
- 栖息地；栖宿地点
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把roost里的oo想成两根树枝，鸟爪抓牢树枝睡觉——roost就是栖息处、栖木。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：birdwatching、nature writing、poultry farming roost 表示‘鸟类栖息处’时，风格中性，多用于自然观察、动物科普或文学性描写；实际语境中可理解为鸟睡觉或停留的地方。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Boost, loosed, and juiced are true rhymes with roost (all end in the same vowel + /st/). Root, host, and frost are useful lookalikes that do not rhyme: root lacks the /s/ sound, host has a different vowel (/oʊst/), and frost has a different vowel (/ɔːst/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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