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roost /ruːst/► SEE ALL(your/the) chickens come home to roostrule the roost●(your/the) chickens come home to ˈroostafter a long time you experience the unpleasant effects of sth bad or stupid that you have done in the past 以往的恶果显现出来；自食恶果；报应◆For years he avoided paying tax. But now his chickens have come home to roost and he’s got a tax bill of $25 000.多年来他一直避税，现在报应来了，他的税额累积到了 2.5 万美元。 NOTE Roost is used about birds and means ‘to rest or go to sleep somewhere’. * roost 指鸟类栖息。 ●rule the ˈroost (informal) be the person who controls a group, family, community, etc. 充当首领；主宰；当家作主◆It is a family firm, where the owner’s mother rules the roost.这是一个家族企业，一切都是老板的母亲说了算。 NOTE A roost is a place where birds sleep. * roost 指鸟类栖息的地方。 |