释义 |
noun | verb nestnest1 /nɛst/ ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYnest1Origin: Old English ► build/make a nest The birds had built a nest in the bush. 1 science, biology a hollow place made or chosen by a bird to lay its eggs in and to live in: a blackbird’s nestbuild/make a nest The birds had built a nest in the bush.2science, biology a place where insects or small animals live: a field mouse’s nest an ants' nest3leave/fly the nest a)when baby birds leave the nest, they leave it because they are old enough to fly and live independently b)to leave your parents’ home and start living somewhere else when you become an adult4a nest of spies/criminals/vice etc. a place where there are many bad people or evil activities5a nest of something a small neat pile of something: Arrange the meat in a nest of spinach leaves. [Origin: Old English] → see also empty nest at empty1 (7), feather your nest/bed at feather2 (2), a hornet’s nest at hornet (2), love nest at love2 (13) noun | verb nestnest2 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEnest |
Present | I, you, we, they | nest | | he, she, it | nests | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | nested | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have nested | | he, she, it | has nested | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had nested | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will nest | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have nested |
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Present | I | am nesting | | he, she, it | is nesting | | you, we, they | are nesting | Past | I, he, she, it | was nesting | | you, we, they | were nesting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been nesting | | he, she, it | has been nesting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been nesting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be nesting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been nesting |
to build or use a nest: The birds stop briefly to nest and feed. |