nest翻译成中文

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nest
/ nest /

◙ noun
1. a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young
• 鸟巢，鸟窝
  a place where an animal or insect breeds or shelters
• 巢，窝，穴
»an ants' nest.
  一个蚁穴。
  a person's snug or secluded retreat or shelter
• （人的）窝，窟；温床
  a bowl-shaped object likened to a bird's nest
• （与鸟巢相似的）碗状物体
»potato nests filled with okra.
  土豆燕窝盛羊角豆。
  a place filled with or frequented by undesirable people or things
• 窝点，巢穴
» a nest of spies.
  一个特务窝点。
2. a set of similar objects of graduated sizes, made so that each smaller one fits into the next in size for storage
• （由大到小可依次套叠的）一套
» a nest of tables.
  一套桌子。
◙ verb
1. [no obj.] (of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest
• （鸟或其他动物）筑巢
»the owls often nest in barns.
  猫头鹰经常把巢筑在谷仓中。
»[as adj. nesting] do not disturb nesting birds.
  不要打扰筑巢的鸟儿。
2. [with obj.] [常作 be nested] fit (an object or objects) inside a larger one
• 使（物体）套叠于更大的物体之中
»the town is nested inside a large crater on the flanks of a volcano.
  这座城镇坐落在火山侧坡一处大的火山口上。
  (especially in computing and linguistics) place (an object or element) in a hierarchical arrangement, typically in a lower position
• （尤作电脑和语言学用语）嵌套（物体，成分）
»[as adj. nested] organisms classified in a series of nested sets.
  在一系列嵌套组中被加以分类的有机体。
»a nested relative clause.
  一个嵌套的关系从句。

【派生】

♦ nestful noun pl. -fuls
♦ nest-like adjective

【语源】

1. Old Englishnest, of Germanic origin: related to Latin nidus, from the Indo-European bases of nether (meaning 'down') and sit