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nest nest ★★☆☆☆/ne̱st/1[N-COUNT	可数名词](鸟)巢；(鸟)窝 A bird's  nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in.   [oft poss N]I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks.我能看到岩石上的鹰巢。2[VERB	动词](鸟类)筑巢，做窝 When a bird nests somewhere, it builds a nest and settles there to lay its eggs.   [V]  [V-ing]Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.一些鸟类会彼此紧挨着筑巢。...nesting sites.巢址3[N-COUNT	可数名词](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.   [usu poss N]Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.一些独居蜂会把巢筑在田间的地洞里。...a rat's nest.鼠穴4[N-COUNT	可数名词]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.   [usu with poss]My wife seems to be building a nest of her own at Osborne House...我夫人像是要把奥斯本庄园变成自己的安乐窝。The baby had been asleep in her nest of pink and white blankets.婴儿睡在粉色和白色毛毯铺成的小窝里。5[N-COUNT	可数名词]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.   [N of n]...Biarritz, notorious in those days as a nest of spies...比亚里茨，那时候出了名的间谍老巢Are you telling me that you've got your own little nest of informers in the Police Department?你是说你在警察局有一帮通风报信的？6See also:crow's nest；love nest；  7[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V and N inflect]Mary's much more interested in doing things for other people than feathering her own nest.相比追逐私利，玛丽更乐意帮助他人。8[PHRASE	短语]自立门户；独立生活 When children fly the nest, they leave their parents' home to live on their own.   [V inflects]When their children had flown the nest, he and his wife moved to a thatched cottage in Dorset.孩子们独立生活后，他和妻子搬到多塞特的茅草屋去住了。9  a hornet's nest→see: hornet；  nest1 nounnest2 verbnestnest1 /nest/ ●●○ noun [countable]  Entry menu Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1nest (1)birds a place made or chosen by a bird to lay its eggs in and to live in:  a bird’s nest In May the females build a nest and lay their eggs. Young eagles leave the nest after only two months.2insects/animals a place where insects or small animals live:  a field mouse’s nest3 leave/fly the nest to leave your parents’ home and start living somewhere else when you are an adult:  Both daughters were ready to fly the nest.4nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc a place where people are secretly doing a lot of illegal or dishonest things5 nest of tables/boxes etc a set of tables etc that fit inside each other → feather your nestat feather2(1), → mare’s nestat mare(2), → love nestCOLLOCATIONSverbsbuild/make a nest· Swallows build their nests out of mud.leave the nest· Barn owls leave the nest at two to three months.types of nesta bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest· an abandoned bird's nesta wasps'/hornets' nest· a wasps' nest in the attican ants' nest· a red ants' nestnest1 nounnest2 verbnestnest2 verb  Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive] to build or use a nest:  They say eagles used to nest in those rocks.2[transitive] to organize information, especially in a computer program, so that some of the information is recognized as separate but is included or contained in a larger part of the information:  Phrases are nested in the dictionary entry for the first major word.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EQ4nds4GHTNOluIOn6Q3ulAChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3iJgBAfxFe9td2R7Zm4s1J2xbsvlRXXC1oTX0rFAvvtAlF5ri4xidfAwfxBd3NbCnj9YZ04koU5qTHSeqNpLkPhw==             nest              ★                    /        nest                ;          NAmE                nest                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            nest      nests      nested      nesting                            noun        ★            _birds_comp.jpg      _nest.jpg                    1      ★              [countable        ]                    a hollow place or structure that a bird makes or chooses for laying its eggs in and sheltering its young          鸟巢；鸟窝                            2      ★              [countable        ]                    a place where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young          巢穴；窝                            3              [singular        ]                    a secret place which is full of bad people and their activities          藏匿处；秘密窝点                            ◆        a nest of thieves        贼窝                    4              [singular        ]                    the home, thought of as the safe place where parents bring up their children          家；安乐窝                            ◆        to          leave the nest          (= leave your parents' home)                离开父母过独立生活                    ☞see also                                            empty nest                                                  5              [countable            ,       usually singular        ]                    a group or set of similar things that are made to fit inside each other          （套叠在一起的）一套物件                            ◆        a nest of tables        一套桌子                    IDIOMsee                                    feather                                   v.            ,                                    fly                                   v.            ,                                    hornet                              ,                                    mare                                                    verb                    1              [intransitive        ]                    to make and use a nest          筑巢；巢居                            ◆        Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.        成千上万的海鸟在悬崖上筑巢。                    2              [transitive        ]                    neststh                    (          technical            术语          )                to put types of information together, or inside each other, so that they form a single unit          嵌套（信息）                                nest              /        nest                ;          NAmE                nest                /             nest[nest]nested, nesting, nestsCET4CET6TEM4考研v11023141866256554209333n416470674631914261010391041NOUN4926192329VERB1014453243Spoken:248914353nesting[1103] nests[1323]巢(58%)，窝(28%)，筑巢(12%)，嵌入(1%)，寻找鸟巢(1%)n.巢，窝；安乐窝；温床vt.筑巢；嵌套vi.筑巢；找鸟巢n.(Nest)人名；(德)内丝特；(英)内丝特(女子教名 Agnes 威尔士语的昵称)

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Collins	nest ★★☆☆☆ /ne̱st/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](鸟)巢；(鸟)窝 A bird's nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in. [oft poss N] I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks. 我能看到岩石上的鹰巢。 2 [VERB 动词](鸟类)筑巢，做窝 When a bird nests somewhere, it builds a nest and settles there to lay its eggs. [V] [V-ing] Some species may nest in close proximity to each other. 一些鸟类会彼此紧挨着筑巢。 ...nesting sites. 巢址 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](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. [usu poss N] Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil. 一些独居蜂会把巢筑在田间的地洞里。 ...a rat's nest. 鼠穴 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [usu with poss] My wife seems to be building a nest of her own at Osborne House... 我夫人像是要把奥斯本庄园变成自己的安乐窝。 The baby had been asleep in her nest of pink and white blankets. 婴儿睡在粉色和白色毛毯铺成的小窝里。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [N of n] ...Biarritz, notorious in those days as a nest of spies... 比亚里茨，那时候出了名的间谍老巢 Are you telling me that you've got your own little nest of informers in the Police Department? 你是说你在警察局有一帮通风报信的？ 6 See also:crow's nest ；love nest ； 7 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V and N inflect] Mary's much more interested in doing things for other people than feathering her own nest. 相比追逐私利，玛丽更乐意帮助他人。 8 [PHRASE 短语]自立门户；独立生活 When children fly the nest, they leave their parents' home to live on their own. [V inflects] When their children had flown the nest, he and his wife moved to a thatched cottage in Dorset. 孩子们独立生活后，他和妻子搬到多塞特的茅草屋去住了。 9 a hornet's nest→see: hornet ；
Oxford	nest ★ / nest ; NAmE nest / noun , verb nest nests nested nesting noun ★ _birds_comp.jpg _nest.jpg 1 ★ [countable ] a hollow place or structure that a bird makes or chooses for laying its eggs in and sheltering its young 鸟巢；鸟窝 2 ★ [countable ] a place where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young 巢穴；窝 3 [singular ] a secret place which is full of bad people and their activities 藏匿处；秘密窝点 ◆ a nest of thieves 贼窝 4 [singular ] the home, thought of as the safe place where parents bring up their children 家；安乐窝 ◆ to leave the nest (= leave your parents' home) 离开父母过独立生活 ☞see also empty nest 5 [countable , usually singular ] a group or set of similar things that are made to fit inside each other （套叠在一起的）一套物件 ◆ a nest of tables 一套桌子 IDIOMsee feather v. , fly v. , hornet , mare verb 1 [intransitive ] to make and use a nest 筑巢；巢居 ◆ Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs. 成千上万的海鸟在悬崖上筑巢。 2 [transitive ] neststh ( technical 术语 ) to put types of information together, or inside each other, so that they form a single unit 嵌套（信息） nest / nest ; NAmE nest /
LDC	nest1 noun nest2 verb nestnest1 /nest/ ●●○ noun [countable] Entry menu Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1nest (1)birds a place made or chosen by a bird to lay its eggs in and to live in: a bird’s nest In May the females build a nest and lay their eggs. Young eagles leave the nest after only two months.2insects/animals a place where insects or small animals live: a field mouse’s nest3 leave/fly the nest to leave your parents’ home and start living somewhere else when you are an adult: Both daughters were ready to fly the nest.4nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc a place where people are secretly doing a lot of illegal or dishonest things5 nest of tables/boxes etc a set of tables etc that fit inside each other → feather your nest at feather2(1) , → mare’s nest at mare(2) , → love nest COLLOCATIONSverbsbuild/make a nest· Swallows build their nests out of mud.leave the nest· Barn owls leave the nest at two to three months.types of nesta bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest· an abandoned bird's nesta wasps'/hornets' nest· a wasps' nest in the attican ants' nest· a red ants' nest nest1 noun nest2 verb nestnest2 verb Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive] to build or use a nest: They say eagles used to nest in those rocks.2[transitive] to organize information, especially in a computer program, so that some of the information is recognized as separate but is included or contained in a larger part of the information: Phrases are nested in the dictionary entry for the first major word.
WDF	nest [nest]nested, nesting, nests CET4CET6TEM4考研 v11023 1418 66 256 554 209 333 n4164 7067 463 1914 2610 1039 1041 NOUN4926 192329 VERB10144 53243 Spoken: 248914353 nesting[1103] nests[1323] 巢(58%)，窝(28%)，筑巢(12%)，嵌入(1%)，寻找鸟巢(1%) n.巢，窝；安乐窝；温床 vt.筑巢；嵌套 vi.筑巢；找鸟巢 n.(Nest)人名；(德)内丝特；(英)内丝特(女子教名 Agnes 威尔士语的昵称)

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