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nest noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEST | NEST + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEant's, bird's, wasp's, etc. 蚁穴、鸟巢、黄蜂窝等VERB + NESTbuild, construct, make 建巢；垒巢；筑巢sit on 坐窝◆The male and female take turns to sit on the nest.雄鸟和雌鸟轮流坐窝。occupy 占据巢穴◆The litters of several different females often occupy the same nest.多只雌鸟的幼鸟常会待在同一个巢里。abandon, desert, fly, leave 弃巢；离家独立；离开安乐窝◆Her children have flown the nest. (figurative) 她的孩子们已经离家独立。defend, guard 保护／守卫巢穴disturb 惊扰巢穴◆You should avoid disturbing the nest until after the eggs are hatched.卵孵出之前，你不应该惊扰鸟巢。destroy 捣毁巢穴find, locate 发现／找到巢穴NEST + NOUNsite 巢；窝◆The male uses song to attract a female to his nest site.雄鸟用歌声吸引雌鸟到它的鸟巢附近。hole 巢穴box (usually nesting box in BrE) 巢箱mate 同栖一巢的伴侣PREPOSITIONaway from a/the nest 不在巢里◆A rat took the egg while the mother was away from the nest.趁雌鸟不在巢里，一只老鼠把蛋偷走了。in a/the nest, inside a/the nest 在巢穴内◆The snake will attack if disturbed inside its nest.如果蛇在巢穴内被惊扰，它就会反击。on a/the nest 在孵蛋◆The female spends all her time on the nest.雌鸟所有时间都在孵蛋。 |