| [/nest; nɛst/] n 用法:
1 (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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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]. 用法:
5 site where guns, etc are placed （枪炮的）掩体:
a machine-gun nest 机关枪掩体. 用法:
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 2
v [I] 用法:
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. 用法:
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）. |