单词：roost
vi. 栖息, 安歇
vt. 使栖息
n. a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
v. settle down or stay, as if on a roost
考试类型：[托福]
roost的用法和样例：
例句
- Chickens sit on a roost at night.鸡夜晚栖息在竿子上。
- Look! There is a roost in this tree.看!这棵树上有个鸟巢。
- One of the main starling roosts is on top of the Town Hall.市政厅的房顶是星椋鸟的一个主要栖息处。
- The eaves of this deserted house have become the roost for pigeon.这所无人住的房子的屋檐成了鸽子的歇息处。
- In fact, there is not a peak roosting time.The birds roost all year.实际上，并没有栖息高峰这一回事，鸟儿终年栖息。
- Her selfishness will come home to roost someday.她的自私总有一天会得到报应。
词汇搭配
- rule the roost当家(作主
- come home to roost报应(得到恶报)...
- home家
- at roost栖于枝上(憩息着)...
- go to roost就寝
- cock of the roost在小天地里称王称霸的...
经典引文
A million roosts for man, but only one nest.
出自：O. W. Holmes
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