- n. 棲木；鳥窩；群棲的禽鳥
- vi. 棲息；安歇
- vt. 使…棲息；為…提供歇息處
- n. (Roost)人名；(德)羅斯特
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?roosts;第三人稱單數(shù):?roosts;過去式:?roosted;過去分詞:?roosted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?roosting;
助記提示
roost音“入室的”→入室棲息
中文詞源
roost 鳥類棲息處，棲息來自古英語 hrost,禽鳥棲息處，來自 Proto-Germanic*hrodst,棲息。
英文詞源
- roost (n.)
- late Old English hrost "wooden framework of a roof, perch for domestic fowl," from Proto-Germanic *hro(d)-st- (cognates: Old Saxon hrost "framework of a roof, attic," Middle Dutch, Flemish, Dutch roest "roost," Old Norse hrot, Gothic hrot "roof," of unknown origin. Exact relationship and ulterior connections unknown. Extended sense "hen-house" is from 1580s. To rule the roost is recorded from 1769.
- roost (v.)
- 1520s, from roost (n.). Related: Roosted; roosting. Chickens come home to roost in reference to eventual consequences of bad actions attested from 1824; the original proverb seems to have been curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
雙語例句
- 1. Today the country's nationalists rule the roost and hand out the jobs.
- 現(xiàn)今，這個國家由民族主義者掌權(quán)并分派工作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Appeasement has come home to roost.
- 綏靖政策的惡果已經(jīng)顯現(xiàn)出來了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Instinct led the pigeons back to the roost.
- 鴿子的本能使它們返回鴿棚.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Chickens roost at night.
- 雞晚上歇息.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Birds roost in [ on ] the trees.
- 鳥兒 棲 在樹上.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》