释义 |
ˈroosted, a. rare. [f. roost v. or n.1] Perched on a roost. Also fig.
1748Thomson Castle Indol. ii. xl, Yet oft his anxious eye Mark'd them, like wily fox who roosted cock doth spy. 1779Sheridan Critic ii. ii, Is't thus your new-fledged zeal And plumed valour moulds in roosted sloth? |