Roost



GRE TOEFL

解释

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• v. / n. 栖息, 鸟巢
• ［英］ v. / n. 栖息, 鸟巢 ( a perch on which birds can rest and sleep)
• ［记］ 注意不要和rooster ( 公鸡) 相混
• ［例］ A sparrow roosted on the small tree branch.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrōst; akin to Old Saxon hrōst attic
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a support on which birds rest
  • b. a place where winged animals and especially birds customarily roost
• 2. a group of birds roosting together

II. verb

• Date: 1530
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to settle down for rest or sleep ; perch
  • 2. to settle oneself as if on a roost
• transitive verb
  • to supply a roost for or put to roost

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