词性及解释
n.
栖木, 休息所, 群栖的禽鸟
vi.
栖息, 安歇
vt.
使栖息
词形变化
动词过去式: roosted
过去分词: roosted
现在分词: roosting
第三人称单数: roosts
英英解释
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1.
n.a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
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2.
n.a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
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3.
v.settle down or stay, as if on a roost
常用词组
习惯用语
1.
at roost
在窝里栖息着(指家禽); 在睡觉, 在歇着(指人)
2.
come home to roost
对行动者本身产生不利; 使行动者自食其果
3.
go to roost
去栖息; [口]上床睡觉
4.
rule the roost
为首; 为王; 为领袖, 独揽大权
例句
1.
Her selfishness will come Home to roost someday.
她的自私总有一天会得到报应。
2.
The birds are at roost In the trees.
鸟栖息在树枝上。
3.
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。
4.
You’ll get a dollar a pound when elephants roost in trees.
卖一块钱一磅？除非西边出太阳！
5.
The noise alarmed the whole roost into flight.
那闹声把一群栖息着的鸟吓得都飞走了。
6.
Late on Tuesday, New York City Audubon Society and the building's board said they had agreed to restore the metal spikes supporting the hawk's nest and erect a guardrail around its 12th-floor roost to safeguard residents and passersby.
周二晚，纽约市奥特朋协会和这座大楼的董事会共同表示，他们同意重新安装支撑鸟巢的金属长钉，并在位于12层的鸟巢周围竖起护栏，以保证住户和路上行人的安全。
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