Nest
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n. （鸟）窝;温床;（套叠在一起的）一套物件;藏匿处;
vt. 筑巢;嵌套;
vi. 筑巢;
📝 例句
A bird lays eggs in the nest it has built.
鸟将蛋下在自己所筑的巢里。
bring a hornet's nest about one's ears = stir up [arouse] ahornet's nest
马蜂窝; 四处树敌; 招惹麻烦
She nested the glass tumblers in a crate.
她把玻璃酒杯一个套一个放在格箱里。
The husband and wife built themselves a comfortable nest.
夫妇俩为自己筑了个安乐窝。
Apparently Rex Mottram has made the place a nest of party mutiny.
显然雷克斯·莫特拉姆已经把这个地方变成了阴谋造反分子的巢穴了。
🌱 联想助记
【串】最好(best)害虫(pest)筑巢(nest)西(west),惟恐(lest)测试(test)马甲(vest)余(rest)
【记】※ net-网,s-似“蛇”:蛇在网里筑网
※ nest-窝,chest-胸腔:心窝在胸腔内
※ ne-拼音“哪”,st-拼音“石头”:哪咤把石头放在窝里(哪咤在用石头筑巢)
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
nest
n
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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）.
🎯 考研助记
哪咤(ne)在街上(st)有个 窝
🔁 扩展释义
*[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
🏥 医学释义
①插孔，座 ②一套，群，组
📖 同为「计算机」词汇
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And so do you, if you're afraid, and if the earthquake's a big one.
假如是强地震，如果你害怕，你也会抖动的。
Is the fire out?
火熄了吗？
My grammar is improving, but I find idioms and useful expressions hard to learn.
我的语法在进步，但我发现习语和有用表达很难学。