橘子朗文词典

roost

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ruːst]
  • 美式音标 [ruːst]
  • 国际音标 [ru:st]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. （鸟或蝙蝠的）栖息处
  • v. （鸟、蝙蝠）栖息；急潮流
  • n. (Roost) （美）罗斯特（人名）

词根记忆

  • 鸟巢(roost)是鸟落脚(root)的地方

同根派生

     

英汉例句

  • Instinct led the pigeons back to the roost.
    鸽子的本能使它们返回鸽棚.
  • Chickens roost at night.
    鸡晚上歇息.
  • Birds roost in [ on ] the trees.
    鸟儿 栖 在树上.
  • Appeasement has come home to roost.
    绥靖政策的恶果已经显现出来了。
  • Politicians can fool some people some of the time, but in the end, the chickens will come home to roost.
    政客们有时能够愚弄一些人，但最终他们都会自食恶果。

词组短语

    短语

  • Leafdrake Roost 叶翼龙兽宿巢
  • Luxurious roost 奢华当道
  • Robin Roost 街道地址
  • Cedar Roost 街道地址
  • at roost 栖于枝上;栖息着;栖着

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
  • When birds roost, they go somewhere to rest or sleep.

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • A roost is a place where birds or bats rest or sleep.
  • When birds or bats roost somewhere, they rest or sleep there.
  • If bad or wrong things that someone has done in the past have come home to roost, or if their chickens have come home to roost, they are now experiencing the unpleasant effects of these actions.
  • If you say that someone rules the roost in a particular place, you mean that they have control and authority over the people there.

专业释义

    生物学

  • 栖息地

    Home range and roost-site use of Arborophila ardens in rain season have been studied from Nov. 2006 to Jul, 2007, in Bawangling NR, Hainan, China, by radio tracking.
    2006年11月至2007年7月,在海南霸王岭国家自然保护区,利用无线电遥测技术,对海南山鹧鸪的雨季活动区及夜栖息地利用进行了研究。

  • 栖息处;群栖鸟