及物动词

不及物动词

名词

1. (鸟)巢;(鸟)窝
A bird's nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in.

2. (鸟类)筑巢，做窝
When a bird nests somewhere, it builds a nest and settles there to lay its eggs.

3. (昆虫或动物的)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.

4. 安乐窝;安适的地方
You can refer to a place as your nest when it is your home or where you feel comfortable and relaxed.

5. 老巢;窟;秘密窝点;(贼窟中的)一帮
You can use nest to refer to a place where something bad is being done or to the people there who are doing it.

6. see also: crow's nest;love nest

7. 营私;自肥
If you say that someone is feathering their nest, you mean that they are getting a lot of money out of something, so that they can lead a comfortable life.

8. 自立门户;独立生活
When children fly the nest, they leave their parents' home to live on their own.

9. a hornet's nest - see hornet

1. a kind of gun emplacement

e.g. a machine-gun nest
a nest of snipers

2. furniture pieces made to fit close together

3. a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality

e.g. a nest of thieves

4. a cosy or secluded retreat

5. a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young