roost

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n. 栖木, 休息所, 群栖的禽鸟 vi. 栖息, 安歇 vt. 使栖息

发音

UK /ɹuːst/
US /ɹust/
其它 /ɹʉst/
SCOT /ɹʉst/

词形变化

roosts 复数 roosts 三单 roosting 现在分词 roosted 过去式 roosted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).

  2. 2.

    A group of birds roosting together.

  3. 3.

    A bedroom.

  4. 4.

    The open cross-joists or inner roof of a cottage or living space.

    苏格兰
  5. 5.

    A kick which causes the ball to travel a long distance.

    体育
  6. 6.

    Synonym of perch (“a position that is secure and advantageous”).

  7. 1.

    Alternative form of roust (“a strong tide or current”).

v.
  1. 1.

    To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To spend the night.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    To kick (a ball) a long distance.

    及物 体育
  4. 1.

    Alternative form of roust.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

shelter perch

下位词 1

henroost

部分词 1

perch
动词

同义词 2

rest perch

上位词 6

sit settle root settle down take root sit down

相关短语

come home to roost 得到恶报 rule the roost 当家 cock of the roost the chickens come home to roost 害人害己 cocks of the roost curses, like chickens, come home to roost comes home to roost coming home to roost came home to roost the highest branch is not the safest roost rules the roost ruled the roost ruling the roost

词源

From Middle English roste (“chicken's roost; perch”), from Old English hrōst (“wooden framework of a roof; roost”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrōst, from Proto-Germanic *hrōstaz (“wooden framework; grill”); see *raustijan. Cognate with Dutch roest (“roost”), German Low German Rust (“roost”), German Rost (“grate; gridiron; grill”).

来源：wiktionary