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单词 roost
释义

roost

noun
/ruːst/
/ruːst/
Idioms
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  1. a place where birds sleepTopics Birdsc2
    Word OriginOld English hrōst, related to Dutch roest; of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
rule the roost
  1. (informal) to be the most powerful member of a group
    • Liverpool ruled the roost in English football for a decade.

roost

verb
/ruːst/
/ruːst/
 [intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they roost
/ruːst/
/ruːst/
he / she / it roosts
/ruːsts/
/ruːsts/
past simple roosted
/ˈruːstɪd/
/ˈruːstɪd/
past participle roosted
/ˈruːstɪd/
/ˈruːstɪd/
-ing form roosting
/ˈruːstɪŋ/
/ˈruːstɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. (of birds) to rest or go to sleep somewhereTopics Birdsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRoost is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • bat
    • hen
    • owl
    • …
    See full entry
    Word OriginOld English hrōst, related to Dutch roest; of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
something comes home to roost
(also the chickens come home to roost)
  1. used to say that if somebody says or does something bad or wrong, it will affect them badly in the future
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