nests

1. [C](鸟)窝,巢 place or structure chosen or made by a bird for laying its eggs and sheltering its young
2. [C](某些动物或昆虫的)窝,穴 the settle and protected home of certain other animals or insects
3. [C]温床; 庇护所 a place that provides favorable conditions for a particular usually bad activity
4. [C]巢中之物; 一窝的鸟〔兽〕; (鸟、虫的)群 the community of animals living a nest

1. vi. 筑巢 build or use a nest

• arouse a hornets' nest捅马蜂窝,招惹麻烦
• build a nest筑巢
• feather one's nest中饱私囊,自肥
• foul one's own nest家丑外扬
• make a nest建窝〔家〕
• stir up a hornets' nest捅马蜂窝,招惹麻烦
• take a nest掏鸟巢

• comfortable nest安乐窝
• cozy nest安乐窝

• bird's nest鸟窝
• hornets' nest马蜂窝
• ants' nest蚂蚁窝

• a nest of birds一窝鸟
• a nest of crime and vice罪恶的庇护所
• a nest of thieves一窝贼

bird's nest n. 燕窝；鸟巢

bird nest鸟窝；炉渣

empty nest空巢；空巢期；儿女长大离家

nest egg储蓄金，储备金（为养老或应变等用）

hornet's nest n. 黄蜂窝；马蜂窝

mare's nest幻想的东西；杂乱；骗局

empty nest syndrome空巢综合症

1. The blackbird's nest contained four eggs.
   黑鹂巢里有四个蛋。
2. The male hunts for food while his mate guards the nest.
   雌性动物守巢时，雄性动物猎食。
3. The bird is building a nest of straw and twigs.
   这只鸟在用稻草和小树枝筑巢。
4. The swallow has made a nest under our eaves.
   燕子在我们的屋檐下垒了一个窝。
5. The nest held three vigorous young birds.
   这窝里有三只活泼的小鸟。

1. The boy was nesting for the little birds.
   这个男孩正在为这些小鸟筑巢。
2. You can nest up to 64 levels of functions.
   最多可以嵌套64个级别的函数。
3. She nested the glass tumblers in a crate.
   她把玻璃酒杯一个套一个放在箱子里。
4. You can nest one kind of control structure within another kind.
   可以在一种控制结构中嵌套另一种控制结构。

1. The swallows nested under the eaves.
   燕子在屋檐下筑巢。
2. There the birds nest and bring up their young.
   这些鸟在那里筑巢并哺育幼鸟。