nest

nest

英 [nest]
　　美 [nɛst]

n. 巢，窩；安樂窩；溫床
　　vt. 築巢；嵌套
　　vi. 築巢；找鳥巢
　　n. (Nest)人名；(德)內絲特；(英)內絲特(女子教名 Agnes 威爾士語的昵稱)

中文詞源：

nest 鳥巢，鳥窩，巢

來自古英語nest,來自PIE*nisdos,鳥巢，來自*ni,向下，詞源同beneath,*sed,坐，詞源同sit.即坐的地方，落腳的地方，引申詞義鳥巢，鳥窩。

例句：

1. As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow.
兩隻小鳥一出殼就離開瞭巢穴。

2. The nest contained eight little mice that were naked and blind.
窩裡有8隻還沒長毛、眼睛尚未睜開的小老鼠。

3. The actual nest is a work of art.
真實的鳥巢十分精致。

4. a bird's nest with two eggs in it
內有兩隻鳥蛋的鳥窩

5. a nest of thieves
賊窩