| 单词 | nest |
| 释义 | Word Frequency nest(nɛst) noun 1. a place or structure in which birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, mice, etc, lay eggs or give birth to young 2. a number of animals of the same species and their young occupying a common habitat an ants' nest 3. a place fostering something undesirable a nest of thievery 4. the people in such a place a nest of thieves 5. a cosy or secluded place 6. a set of things, usually of graduated sizes, designed to fit together a nest of tables 7. military a weapon emplacement a machine-gun nest verb 8. (intransitive) to make or inhabit a nest 9. (intransitive) to hunt for birds' nests 10. (transitive) to place in a nest Derived forms nester (ˈnester) noun nestlike (ˈnestˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English; related to Latin nīdus (nest) and to beneath, sit |
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