音标：[nest] ；柯林斯词典等级：2 级；牛津三千核心词汇；

n. 巢, 窝, 休息所, 隐匿处
vi. 筑巢, 找鸟巢
vt. 为...设窝, 使套叠
[计] 嵌套

n. a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
n. a kind of gun emplacement
n. a cosy or secluded retreat
n. a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality

词型变化：名词复数形式 : nests ; 现在分词 : nesting ; 过去分词 : nested ; 第三人称单数 : nests ; 过去式 : nested
考试类型：[高考/四级/六级/考研]

词性分布：

名词83%

动词17%

nest的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词(n.)

The blackbird's nest contained four eggs.黑鹂巢里有四个蛋。
The male hunts for food while his mate guards the nest.雌性动物守巢时，雄性动物猎食。
The bird is building a nest of straw and twigs.这只鸟在用稻草和小树枝筑巢。
The swallow has made a nest under our eaves.燕子在我们的屋檐下垒了一个窝。
The nest held three vigorous young birds.这窝里有三只活泼的小鸟。

用作及物动词(vt.)

The boy was nesting for the little birds.这个男孩正在为这些小鸟筑巢。
You can nest up to 64 levels of functions.最多可以嵌套64个级别的函数。
She nested the glass tumblers in a crate.她把玻璃酒杯一个套一个放在箱子里。
You can nest one kind of control structure within another kind.可以在一种控制结构中嵌套另一种控制结构。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

The swallows nested under the eaves.燕子在屋檐下筑巢。
There the birds nest and bring up their young.这些鸟在那里筑巢并哺育幼鸟。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)

The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house.燕子正在我们的屋檐下筑巢。
This is an ants's nest.这是一个蚁穴。
I thought my article was harmless, but I have stirred up a hornet's nest.我认为我的文章没有什么害处,但我却惹来麻烦。
This is a robber's nest.这是个匪窝。
The palace was a nest of intrigue.这座宫殿曾是阴谋诡计的策源地。

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Most birds nest in a tree.多数鸟在树上筑巢。
Swallows are nesting in the garage.燕子正在车库筑巢。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

arouse a hornets' nest捅马蜂窝,招惹麻烦
build a nest筑巢
feather one's nest中饱私囊,自肥
foul one's own nest家丑外扬
make a nest建窝〔家〕
stir up a hornets' nest捅马蜂窝,招惹麻烦
take a nest掏鸟巢

形容词+～

comfortable nest安乐窝
cozy nest安乐窝

名词+～

bird's nest鸟窝
hornets' nest马蜂窝
ants' nest蚂蚁窝

～+介词

a nest of birds一窝鸟
a nest of crime and vice罪恶的庇护所
a nest of thieves一窝贼

经典引文

Along the side porch..were five nests, two of house wrens and three..of sparrows.
出自：C. Stead
As many as 100,000..turtles arrive to nest in the autumn.
出自：Country Life
Pigeons and other birds nested in the open towers.
出自：J. C. Oates

【近义词】

eyrie鹰巢
aerie高巢
roost栖木
hutch（兔）笼
coop笼子
pen钢笔
flock一群
covey群
brothel妓院
hotbed温床
clutch抓住
bordello妓院
swarm群
bevy一群
den兽穴
refuge避难
aggregation集合
series（单复同）系列...
haunt常到的地方
asylum收容所
retreat撤退
lair(野兽的)巢穴...
congeries聚集体
resort(度假)胜地
heap堆
assemblage聚集
residence住宅
locate找出
quarter四分之一
bunch串
shelter避难所
nook角落
nookery舒适安稳的地方...
cluster群
batch一批
hide-out隐藏处
breeding ground滋生地
breeding生养
ground地面
snuggle依偎
cuddle怀抱
nestle依偎
nuzzle用鼻爱抚

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