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nest /nest/► SEE ALLa nest eggthe empty nestfeather your (own) nestfly the nesta hornet’s nesta mare’s nest
●a ˈnest egg (informal) a sum of money saved for the future 为将来储备的钱；储备金◆She has a nice little nest egg which she intends to use for travelling round the world one day.
她存有一笔不小的钱，留着将来环游世界用。 ORIGIN A nest egg was an egg left in a nest to encourage a chicken to continue to produce more eggs. * nest egg 原指为诱使母鸡多下蛋而留在鸡窝的鸡蛋。●the ˌempty ˈnestthe situation that parents are in when their children have left home 空巢（指子女离家后父母的处境）◆the empty nest syndrome空巢综合征●feather your (own) ˈnestmake yourself richer, especially by spending money on yourself that should be spent on sth else 营私自肥；中饱私囊；谋取私利◆He’s been feathering his own nest at the expense of the people he was supposed to be helping.他本来应该帮助那些人的，却借此从中谋取私利。●ˌfly the ˈnest1. (of a young bird 幼鸟) become able to fly and leave its nest 离巢2. (informal) (of sb’s child 孩子) leave home and live somewhere else 离家；另找地方住◆Their children have all flown the nest now.如今他们的孩子都已长大离家了。●a ˈhornet’s nesta lot of trouble 马蜂窝；一大堆麻烦◆When Charles got the manager’s job, it stirred up a real hornet’s nest, because everyone was angry about his fast promotion.查尔斯当上经理简直像捅了马蜂窝，大家对他升职这么快感到很不满。 NOTE A hornet is a large wasp that has a very powerful sting. * hornet 是一种大黄蜂，有强有力的尾刺。 ●a ˈmare’s nest1. an idea or a discovery that seems interesting and exciting but is found to be false or have no value （看似有趣但）毫无价值的发现◆I fancy this will prove to be a mare’s nest! We have had these mysteries before.我认为这不会有什么价值，之前我们也遇到过这样的谜团。 NOTE A mare is a female horse or donkey. They do not make nests and so a mare’s nest does not exist. * mare 指母马或母驴。它们不筑巢穴，因而没有 mare's nest 一说。 2. a difficult or complicated situation; a mess 困境；复杂的局面；一团糟◆This area of the law is a veritable mare’s nest.这一领域实际上就是法律的盲区。◆My hair is a mare’s nest!我的头发乱糟糟的！ |