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roost

英[ruːst] 美[ruːst]
  • n. 栖木;鸟窝;栖息处
  • v. 栖息;安歇
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds

  2. a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

Verb:
  1. sit, as on a branch;

    "The birds perched high in the tree"

  2. settle down or stay, as if on a roost

双语例句

1. Today the country's nationalists rule the roost and hand out the jobs.
现今,这个国家由民族主义者掌权并分派工作。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Appeasement has come home to roost.
绥靖政策的恶果已经显现出来了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Instinct led the pigeons back to the roost.
鸽子的本能使它们返回鸽棚.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Chickens roost at night.
鸡晚上歇息.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Birds roost in [ on ] the trees.
鸟儿 栖 在树上.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Chickens sit on a roost at night.
      鸡夜晚栖息在竿子上。
    2. Look! There is a roost in this tree.
      看!这棵树上有个鸟巢。
    3. One of the main starling roosts is on top of the Town Hall.
      市政厅的房顶是星椋鸟的一个主要栖息处。
    4. The eaves of this deserted house have become the roost for pigeon.
      这所无人住的房子的屋檐成了鸽子的歇息处。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. In fact, there is not a peak roosting time.The birds roost all year.
      实际上,并没有栖息高峰这一回事,鸟儿终年栖息。
    2. Her selfishness will come home to roost someday.
      她的自私总有一天会得到报应。

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