nest
noun
verb
nest
noun
1
BIRDS
鸟
a
place
made
or
chosen
by
a
bird
to
lay
its
eggs
in
and
to
live
in
鸟巢，鸟窝
a
bird’s
nest
鸟窝
In
May
the
females
build
a
nest
and
lay
their
eggs.
雌鸟在五月份筑巢产蛋。
Young
eagles
leave
the
nest
after
only
two
months.
雏鹰仅仅两个月以后就会飞离巢穴。
2
INSECTS/ANIMALS
昆虫/动物
a
place
where
insects
or
small
animals
live
窝，穴
a
field
mouse’s
nest
田鼠穴
3
leave/fly the nest
to
leave
your
parents’
home
and
start
living
somewhere
else
when
you
are
an
adult
搬出父母家，离家独立
Both
daughters
were
ready
to
fly
the
nest.
两个女儿都准备好了要离家独立生活。
4
nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc
a
place
where
people
are
secretly
doing
a
lot
of
illegal
or
dishonest
things
间谍/窃贼等的巢穴
5
nest of tables/boxes etc
a
set
of
tables
etc
that
fit
inside
each
other
〔可依大小套放的〕一套桌子/盒子等
verb
6
to
build
or
use
a
nest
筑巢; 巢居
I
They
say
eagles
used
to
nest
in
those
rocks.
他们说鹰以前经常把巢筑在那些岩石中。
7
to
organize
information,
especially
in
a
computer
program,
so
that
some
of
the
information
is
recognized
as
separate
but
is
included
or
contained
in
a
larger
part
of
the
information
〔尤在计算机程序中〕嵌入〔信息〕
T
Phrases
are
nested
in
the
dictionary
entry
for
the
first
major
word.
短语按第一主词排入词典词条中。