nest

nest
noun
  1. a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young
    鸟巢，鸟窝
    ■a place where an animal or insect breeds or shelters
    巢，窝，穴
    an ants' nest.
    一个蚁穴。
    ■a person's snug or secluded retreat or shelter
    （人的）窝，窟；温床
    ■a bowl-shaped object likened to a bird's nest
    （与鸟巢相似的）碗状物体
    potato nests filled with okra.
    土豆燕窝盛羊角豆。
    ■a place filled with or frequented by undesirable people or things
    窝点，巢穴
    a nest of spies.
    一个特务窝点。
  2. a set of similar objects of graduated sizes, made so that each smaller one fits into the next in size for storage
    （由大到小可依次套叠的）一套
    a nest of tables.
    一套桌子。
verb
  1. [no obj.](of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest
    （鸟或其他动物）筑巢
    the owls often nest in barns.
    猫头鹰经常把巢筑在谷仓中。
    [as adj. nesting]do not disturb nesting birds.
    不要打扰筑巢的鸟儿。
  2. [with obj.](常作 be nested)fit (an object or objects) inside a larger one
    使（物体）套叠于更大的物体之中
    the town is nested inside a large crater on the flanks of a volcano.
    这座城镇坐落在火山侧坡一处大的火山口上。
    ■(especially in computing and linguistics) place (an object or element) in a hierarchical arrangement, typically in a lower position
    （尤作电脑和语言学用语）嵌套（物体，成分）
    [as adj. nested]organisms classified in a series of nested sets.
    在一系列嵌套组中被加以分类的有机体。
    a nested relative clause.
    一个嵌套的关系从句。
派生
nestful
( pl. -fuls)
noun(pl. -fuls)
nest-like
adjective
语源
  1. Old Englishnest, of Germanic origin: related to Latin nidus, from the Indo-European bases of nether (meaning 'down') and sit
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