nest

noun

1. 鸟巢；鸟窝
   a hollow place or structure that a bird makes or chooses for laying its eggs in and sheltering its young
2. 巢穴；窝
   a place where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young
3. 藏匿处；秘密窝点
   a secret place which is full of bad people and their activities
   1. a nest of thieves
      贼窝
4. 家；安乐窝
   the home, thought of as the safe place where parents bring up their children
   1. to leave the nest (= leave your parents' home)
      离开安乐窝
5. （套叠在一起的）一套物件
   a group or set of similar things that are made to fit inside each other
   1. a nest of tables
      一套桌子

verb

1. 筑巢；巢居
   to make and use a nest
   1. Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.
      成千上万的海鸟在悬崖上筑巢。
2. 嵌套（信息）
   to put types of information together, or inside each other, so that they form a single unit

1. N-COUNT (鸟)巢;(鸟)窝
   A bird's nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in.
   1. I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks.
      我能看到岩石上的鹰巢。
2. VERB (鸟类)筑巢，做窝
   When a bird nests somewhere, it builds a nest and settles there to lay its eggs.
   1. Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.
      一些鸟类会彼此紧挨着筑巢。
   2. ...nesting sites.
      巢址
3. N-COUNT (昆虫或动物的)巢，穴
   A nest is a home that a group of insects or other creatures make in order to live in and give birth to their young in.
   1. Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.
      一些独居蜂会把巢筑在田间的地洞里。
   2. ...a rat's nest.
      鼠穴
4. N-COUNT 安乐窝;安适的地方
   You can refer to a place as your nest when it is your home or where you feel comfortable and relaxed.
   1. My wife seems to be building a nest of her own at Osborne House...
      我夫人像是要把奥斯本庄园变成自己的安乐窝。
   2. The baby had been asleep in her nest of pink and white blankets.
      婴儿睡在粉色和白色毛毯铺成的小窝里。
5. N-COUNT 老巢;窟;秘密窝点;(贼窟中的)一帮
   You can use nest to refer to a place where something bad is being done or to the people there who are doing it.
   1. ...Biarritz, notorious in those days as a nest of spies...
      比亚里茨，那时候出了名的间谍老巢
   2. Are you telling me that you've got your own little nest of informers in the Police Department?
      你是说你在警察局有一帮通风报信的？
6. See also: crow's nest love nest
7. PHRASE 营私;自肥
   If you say that someone is feathering their nest, you mean that they are getting a lot of money out of something, so that they can lead a comfortable life.
   1. Mary's much more interested in doing things for other people than feathering her own nest.
      相比追逐私利，玛丽更乐意帮助他人。
8. PHRASE 自立门户;独立生活
   When children fly the nest, they leave their parents' home to live on their own.
   1. When their children had flown the nest, he and his wife moved to a thatched cottage in Dorset.
      孩子们独立生活后，他和妻子搬到多塞特的茅草屋去住了。
9. a hornet's nest → see: hornet

1. As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow
   两只小鸟一出壳就离开了巢穴。
2. A lone mother Canada goose honked a warning to stay away from her nest.
   一只孤独无伴的雌性加拿大黑雁鸣叫了一声，警告别人不要靠近它的巢。
3. Inspecting the nest may require some ingenuity.
   探查鸟巢是需要些技巧的。
4. The nest contained eight little mice that were naked and blind.
   窝里有8只还没长毛、眼睛尚未睁开的小老鼠。
5. I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks.
   我能看到岩石上的鹰巢。
6. Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.
   一些鸟类会彼此紧挨着筑巢。
7. Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.
   一些独居蜂会把巢筑在田间的地洞里。
8. My wife seems to be building a nest of her own at Osborne House
   我夫人像是要把奥斯本庄园变成自己的安乐窝。
9. The baby had been asleep in her nest of pink and white blankets.
   婴儿睡在粉色和白色毛毯铺成的小窝里。
10. Are you telling me that you've got your own little nest of informers in the Police Department?
    你是说你在警察局有一帮通风报信的？
11. Mary's much more interested in doing things for other people than feathering her own nest.
    相比追逐私利，玛丽更乐意帮助他人。
12. When their children had flown the nest, he and his wife moved to a thatched cottage in Dorset.
    孩子们独立生活后，他和妻子搬到多塞特的茅草屋去住了。
13. They have a little nest egg tucked away somewhere for a rainy day.
    他们把一小笔钱存在了什么地方，以备不时之需。
14. He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.
    他吃燕窝汤吃个没够。
15. The actual nest is a work of art.
    真实的鸟巢十分精致。
16. The robins occupied their former nest.
    那些知更鸟占了它们的老窝。
17. When a bird's nest is overturned, no egg can remain intact.
    覆巢之下无完卵。
18. The eagle does not prey on its own nest.; It isn't advisable to harm one's next-door neighbours.; The eagle never hunts near his own nest.
    老鹰不吃窝下草。
19. The bottom of the nest is laid with feathers and hairs.
    巢的底部是用羽毛和毛发铺成的。
20. I thought my article was harmless, but I have stirred up a hornet's nest.
    我认为我的文章没有什么害处，但我却惹来麻烦。
21. The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house.
    燕子正在我们的屋檐下筑巢。
22. The swallows have built a nest under the eaves.
    燕子在房檐下做了个窝。
23. There is a swallow's nest under the eaves.
    房檐的下方住着一窝燕子。
24. Summer migrants nest here.
    夏天候鸟来这里筑巢。
25. A bird made a nest in the disused tractor.
    一只鸟在废弃的拖拉机上做了个窝。
26. Most birds nest in a tree.
    多数鸟在树上筑巢。
27. This is a robber's nest.
    这是个匪窝。
28. The bird seized the insect and bore it off to its nest.
    那只鸟捕捉到了一只昆虫并把它叼到了鸟巢里。
29. The bird has returned to the nest.
    小鸟回巢了。
30. Like wild birds, he had chosen this desert place to construct his nest.
    和野鸟一样，他选择了这个最荒僻的地方来做窠。

n.

feather your (own) nest

• 中饱私囊
  to make yourself richer, especially by spending money on yourself that should be spent on sth else

fly the nest

fly the nest

a hornets' nest

• 引起公愤的状况；困境
  a difficult situation in which a lot of people get very angry
  1. His letter to the papers stirred up a real hornets' nest .
     他给报界写的信着实引发了众怒。

a mare's nest

a mare's nest

noun

1. a kind of gun emplacement
   1. a machine-gun nest
   2. a nest of snipers

2. furniture pieces made to fit close together

3. a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
   1. a nest of thieves

4. a cosy or secluded retreat

5. a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

verb

1. gather nests

2. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
   1. We cuddled against each other to keep warm
   2. The children snuggled into their sleeping bags

   Synonym:    cuddlesnugglenestlenuzzledraw close

3. fit together or fit inside
   1. nested bowls

4. inhabit a nest, usually after building
   1. birds are nesting outside my window every Spring