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nest

/nɛst/

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noun

鸟巢，窝。

A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

Examples :

"The robin built a cozy nest in the bush outside my window. "

知更鸟在我窗外的灌木丛里筑了一个舒适的鸟巢。

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noun

巢，窝。

A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.

Examples :

"The robin built a cozy nest in the bush outside my classroom window. "

知更鸟在我教室窗外的灌木丛中筑了一个舒适的鸟巢。

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noun

安乐窝，舒适的住所。

A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.

Examples :

"My new job as a teacher felt like a comfortable nest; I enjoyed the routine and the supportive colleagues. "

我的新工作，当老师，感觉就像一个舒适的安乐窝；我喜欢这里的工作 routine 和互相支持的同事们。

property situation job

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noun

巢穴，窝。

A retreat, or place of habitual resort.

Examples :

"The library is my favorite nest for studying; I go there every day. "

图书馆是我最喜欢的学习场所，我每天都把它当成我的小窝。

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noun

巢穴，窝点

A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.

Examples :

"That nightclub is a nest of strange people!"

那个夜总会简直是个怪人窝点！

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安乐窝，家。

A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.

Examples :

"I am aspiring to leave the nest."

我渴望离开父母的安乐窝，出去闯荡一番。

family property

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noun

底牌

A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.

Examples :

"I was forced to change trumps when I found the ace, jack, and nine of diamonds in the nest."

我发现底牌里有方片A、J和9，这迫使我不得不换主牌花色。

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noun

巢穴，阵地。

A fortified position for a weapon.

Examples :

"The soldiers prepared their artillery nest for the upcoming attack. "

士兵们准备好了他们的火炮阵地，以应对即将到来的进攻。

military weapon position war

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嵌套结构，巢状结构。

A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.

Examples :

"The computer program used a nest of loops to calculate the grades for all the students. "

这个计算机程序使用了一个嵌套的循环结构来计算所有学生的成绩。

computing structure technology

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noun

面窝，饭巢

A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.

Examples :

"The chef carefully arranged a nest of cooked rice to hold the flavorful chicken and vegetables. "

厨师小心地用煮好的米饭堆成一个饭巢，用来盛放美味的鸡肉和蔬菜。

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noun

矿穴，矿窝

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

Examples :

"The miners found a small nest of copper ore embedded in the rock face. "

矿工们在岩壁里发现了一个小小的铜矿矿窝。

geology mineral

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noun

一套箱子，套箱.

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

Examples :

"The antique jewelry store had a beautiful nest of boxes, each one smaller than the one inside it. "

那家古董珠宝店里有一套精美的套箱，每个盒子都比它里面的那个小。

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noun

组件，组合，联动装置。

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

Examples :

"The intricate machine's nest of gears and springs allowed for smooth, precise movement. "

这台精密机器内部复杂的联动装置，由齿轮和弹簧等组件构成，实现了平稳而精确的运动。

machine device technical system part

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verb

筑巢，做窝

(of animals) To build or settle into a nest.

Examples :

"The birds nestled in the branches, constructing their nest. "

鸟儿在树枝间筑巢，安顿下来。

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verb

筑巢，安家。

To settle into a home.

Examples :

"We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!"

我们太喜欢这栋新房子了，两天之内就在那里安顿下来，把家安好了！

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verb

套叠，嵌入

To successively neatly fit inside another.

Examples :

"I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother."

我给我妈妈买了一套可以互相套叠的搅拌碗。

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verb

筑巢，安顿。

To place in, or as if in, a nest.

Examples :

"The mother bird carefully nestled the small, soft leaves into the cup of twigs to create a warm nest for her young. "

母鸟小心地将柔软的小叶子安顿在树枝杯状的窝里，为她的幼鸟筑起一个温暖的巢。

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verb

嵌套，套叠。

To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).

Examples :

"There would be much more room in the attic if you had nested all the empty boxes."

要是你把所有空盒子都嵌套叠放起来，阁楼里就会宽敞多了。

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verb

掏鸟窝

To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").

Examples :

"The family went nesting in the woods behind their house, hoping to find some birds' nests. "

一家人去他们家后面的树林里掏鸟窝，希望能找到一些鸟巢。

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