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roost

音標[ru:st] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 棲木, 休息所, 群棲的禽鳥
vi. 棲息, 安歇
vt. 使棲息
相關詞組:
rule the roost
at roost
come home to roost
go to roost

詞型變化:

動詞過去式:roosted 過去分詞:roosted 現在分詞:roosting 第三人稱單數:roosts 

英文解釋:

名詞 roost:

  1. a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
  2. a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

動詞 roost:

  1. sit, as on a branch
    同義詞:perch, rest
  2. settle down or stay, as if on a roost

例句:

  1. It's Bill's wife who really rules the roost in that family.
    在比爾家裡,真正當家的是她的老婆
  2. Her selfishness will come home to roost someday.
    她的自私總有一天會得到報應。
  3. Curse, like chicken, come home to roost.
    詛咒像雞雛,必回棲息木。

詳細解釋:


roost

n.(名詞)
A perch on which domestic fowl or other birds rest or sleep.
棲木,雞棚:家禽或其它鳥類棲息或睡覺的地方
A place with perches for fowl or other birds.
棲息處:有供禽鳥或其它鳥類棲息的棲枝的地方
A place for temporary rest or sleep.
歇息處,歇宿處:供暫時休息或睡覺的地方
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
roost.ed,roost.ing,roosts
To rest or sleep on or as if on a perch or roost.
棲息:在或仿佛在棲木或家禽的棲息地休息或睡覺

<習慣用語>come home to roost
To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones:
後果,惡報:尤指有不幸的間接影響或後果:
例句:
The consequences of her misdeeds eventually came home to roost.
她的不良行為所產生的後果最終回報到她自己身上了

rule the roost【非正式用語】
To be in charge; dominate:
主管;主宰,支配一切:
例句:
In this house grandfather rules the roost.
祖父在這所房子裡當家作主

來源:
Middle English rooste
中古英文 rooste
from Old English hrôst
源自 古英文 hrôst

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