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Nest

[nest] or [nɛst]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a kind of gun emplacement; 'a machine-gun nest'; 'a nest of snipers'.

(noun.) furniture pieces made to fit close together.

(noun.) a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; 'a nest of thieves'.

(noun.) a cosy or secluded retreat.

(noun.) a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young.

(verb.) gather nests.

(verb.) fit together or fit inside; 'nested bowls'.

(verb.) inhabit a nest, usually after building; 'birds are nesting outside my window every Spring'.

艾达校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.

(n.) Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared.

(n.) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs.

(n.) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.

(n.) A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.

(n.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.

(v. i.) To build and occupy a nest.

(v. t.) To put into a nest; to form a nest for.

編輯:默里

同義詞及近義詞:

n. Aerie.

編輯:尼特

解釋/意思:

n. the bed formed by a bird for hatching her young: the place in which the eggs of any animal are laid and hatched: a comfortable residence: a number of persons haunting one place for a bad purpose: the place itself: a number of baskets or boxes each fitting inside the next larger.—v.t. to form a nest for.—v.i. to build and occupy a nest.—n. Nest′-egg an egg left in the nest to keep the hen from forsaking it: something laid up as the beginning of an accumulation.—Feather one's nest to provide for one's self esp. from other people's property of which one has had charge.

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娱乐性解釋/意思:

To see an empty bird's nest, denotes gloom and a dull outlook for business. With eggs in the nest, good results will follow all engagements. If young ones are in the nest, it denotes successful journeys and satisfactory dealings. If they are lonely and deserted, sorrow, and folly of yours will cause you anxiety.

To dream of seeing birds' nests, denotes that you will be interested in an enterprise which will be prosperous. For a young woman, this dream foretells change of abode. To see an empty nest, indicates sorrow through the absence of a friend. Hens' nests, foretells that you will be interested in domesticities, and children will be cheerful and obedient. To dream of a nest filled with broken or bad eggs, portends disappointments and failure. See Birds' Nest.

校對:谢尔比

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