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nests

/nɛsts/

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noun

巢穴，窝。

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

Examples :

"The birds built their nests high in the tree branches, preparing for their new babies. "

鸟儿们在树枝高处筑起巢穴，准备迎接它们的宝宝们。

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noun

鸟巢，窝。

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

Examples :

"The birds built their nests high in the tree, safe from predators. "

鸟儿在高高的树上筑巢，这样可以保护它们免受天敌的侵害。

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noun

安乐窝，舒适的住所

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

Examples :

""After years of bouncing between jobs, Maria finally found two nests: a fulfilling career as a teacher and a cozy apartment near her family." "

经过多年四处奔波找工作的生活，玛丽亚终于找到了两处“安乐窝”：一份充实的教师工作和一套靠近家人的舒适公寓。

place job situation

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noun

巢穴，窝。

A retreat, or place of habitual resort.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, my favorite armchair in the living room becomes one of my favorite nests. "

漫长的一天工作后，客厅里我最喜欢的扶手椅就成了我最喜欢的舒适小窝。

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noun

老巢，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古怪的人的老巢!

place group building area

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noun

家，住所，爱巢。

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

Examples :

"I am aspiring to leave the nest."

我渴望离开父母的庇护，独立生活。

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noun

底牌，明牌。

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."

我发现底牌里有方块A、J和9，这迫使我不得不换主牌花色。

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noun

巢穴，据点

A fortified position for a weapon.

Examples :

"The machine gun nests on the ridge controlled the valley below, preventing any enemy advance. "

山脊上的机枪巢穴控制着下方的山谷，阻止了任何敌人的前进。

military weapon position

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noun

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 contained several nests of if-else statements, making it difficult to understand the logic. "

这个计算机程序包含了几个if-else语句的嵌套结构，这使得程序的逻辑很难理解。

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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 :

"She arranged the spaghetti into neat nests on each plate before spooning the meat sauce on top. "

她把意大利面摆成整齐的面窝放在每个盘子里，然后浇上肉酱。

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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 geologist discovered small nests of gold within the quartz rock." "

地质学家在石英岩中发现了一些小型的金矿窝。

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noun

套盒，嵌套盒。

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

Examples :

"She bought a set of nests for her kitchen, so she could store different sizes of mixing bowls efficiently. "

她买了一套嵌套盒放在厨房里，这样她就可以高效地收纳不同尺寸的搅拌碗了。

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巢，组件群。

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

Examples :

"The old clock's intricate workings relied on several nests of gears to accurately display the time. "

这台老钟精密的运作依赖于几组齿轮组件群，才能准确地显示时间。

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verb

筑巢，巢居

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

Examples :

"The birds nest in the tall tree outside my window every spring. "

每年春天，鸟儿都会在我窗外的高树上筑巢。

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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，两天之内就把它当成家，安顿下来了！

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verb

嵌套，套叠

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嵌套的搅拌碗。

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verb

筑巢，安巢。

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

Examples :

"She gently nests the fragile eggs in the soft cotton before placing them in the incubator. "

她小心翼翼地把脆弱的蛋安放在柔软的棉花里，就像安在鸟巢里一样，然后再把它们放进孵化器。

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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."

如果把所有空盒子都互相嵌套套叠起来，阁楼里就会宽敞很多。

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verb

掏鸟窝，掏鸟蛋。

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

Examples :

"Every spring, the children nest in the woods, hoping to find abandoned birds' eggs. "

每年春天，孩子们都去树林里掏鸟窝，希望能找到被遗弃的鸟蛋。

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