英语词汇“roost”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

roost

(rst)

1. A place where winged animals, especially birds or bats, rest or sleep.

2. A group of animals in a roost.

3. A place for temporary rest or sleep: "One corner of the Panhandle served as a roost for outlaws, thieves, and killers" (Timothy Egan).

rule the roost Informal

单词	roost
释义	roost (rst) n. 1. A place where winged animals, especially birds or bats, rest or sleep. 2. A group of animals in a roost. 3. A place for temporary rest or sleep: "One corner of the Panhandle served as a roost for outlaws, thieves, and killers" (Timothy Egan). intr.v. roost·ed, roost·ing, roosts 1. To rest or sleep on a perch or in a roost. 2. To rest or sleep: "We roosted high on a hill with a bottle of cheap wine and a blanket" (Julie Auer). *Idioms:* *come home to roost* To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones: The consequences of your mistake will eventually come home to roost. *rule the roost* Informal To be in charge; dominate: In this house my parents rule the roost. [Middle English rooste, from Old English hrōst.]
随便看	importation importer importunate importunately importunateness importune importunely importuner importunity impose imposer imposing imposingly imposing stone imposition impossibility impossible impossibly impost impost imposter impostor imposture impotence impotency