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

> as lemmas

to take (up) roost

c. to take (up) roost: to perch; to go to roost; also figurative.

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1791 H. Walpole Let. 25 Apr. (1905) XIV. 421 By your ordering me to send you news, it looks as if you were taking roost—I hope, not yet. I did perch on my opening lilacs on Saturday.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. vii. ii. 165 Where the falcon took roost.

1922 Forest & Stream Mar. 131/1 I knew that wild turkeys were taking roost in my vicinity.

1988 R. B. Shaw Wonder of seeing Double 4 Our smiles, deft as wrens, clearing the shutter flap, take roost within the little box of night.

1989 T. Bodett End of Road ii. xvii. 174 While she disappeared into the ladies room, Argus and Barney took up roost at her booth.

extracted from roostn.¹

as lemmas

单词	to take roost
释义	> as lemmas to take (up) roost c. to take (up) roost: to perch; to go to roost; also figurative. ΚΠ 1791 H. Walpole Let. 25 Apr. (1905) XIV. 421 By your ordering me to send you news, it looks as if you were taking roost—I hope, not yet. I did perch on my opening lilacs on Saturday. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. vii. ii. 165 Where the falcon took roost. 1922 Forest & Stream Mar. 131/1 I knew that wild turkeys were taking roost in my vicinity. 1988 R. B. Shaw Wonder of seeing Double 4 Our smiles, deft as wrens, clearing the shutter flap, take roost within the little box of night. 1989 T. Bodett End of Road ii. xvii. 174 While she disappeared into the ladies room, Argus and Barney took up roost at her booth. extracted from roostn.¹ < as lemmas
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