| 单词 | nest |
| 释义 | nest n. & v. --n 1. a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2. an animal's or insect's breeding-place or lair. 3. a snug or secluded retreat or shelter. 4. (often foll. by of) a place fostering something undesirable (a nest of vice). 5. a brood or swarm. 6. a group or set of similar objects, often of different sizes and fitting together for storage (a nest of tables). --v 1. intr. use or build a nest. 2. intr. take wild birds' nests or eggs. 3. intr. (of objects) fit together or one inside another. 4. tr. (usu. as nested adj.) establish in or as in a nest. Phrases and idioms nest egg 1. a sum of money saved for the future. 2. a real or artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay eggs there. Derivatives nestful n. (pl. -fuls). nesting n. (in sense 2 of v.). nestlike adj. Etymology: OE nest |
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