新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

nest

英  [nest]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • nests

    1[C 可数名词] (鸟类的)巢

    A bird's nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in.

    双语例句

    例:

    I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks.

    我能看到岩石上有个鹰巢。

    例:

    These birds build nests of twigs and leaves in hollows and clefts.

    这些鸟用树枝和叶子在洞和裂隙处筑巢。

    2[C 可数名词] (昆虫或其他动物的)巢穴

    A nest is a home that a group of insects or other creatures make in order to live in and give birth to their young in.

    双语例句

    例:

    Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.

    一些独居蜂将巢筑在地洞里。

    例:

    a rat's nest.

    一个鼠洞。

    VERB. 动词
  • nests , nesting , nested

    1[I 不及物动词] 筑巢

    When a bird nests somewhere, it builds a nest and settles there to lay its eggs.

    双语例句

    例:

    Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.

    一些鸟类可能彼此紧挨着筑巢。

    例:

    nesting sites.

    筑巢地点。

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