roosting

roosting读音音标

[ru:stɪŋ]

roosting意思解释

v.

栖息( roost的现在分词 )；

过去事情的恶果显现出来；

自食恶果；

得到报应

英英释义

n.

a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds

a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

v.

sit, as on a branch

同义词：perchrest

settle down or stay, as if on a roost

词组短语

come home to roost

双语例句

用作名词(n.)Chickens sit on a roost at night.鸡夜晚栖息在竿子上。Look! There is a roost in this tree.看!这棵树上有个鸟巢。One of the main starling roosts is on top of the Town Hall.市*厅的房顶是星椋鸟的一个主要栖息处。The eaves of this deserted house have become the roost for pigeon.这所无人住的房子的屋檐成了鸽子的歇息处。用作动词(v.)In fact, there is not a peak roosting time.The birds roost all year.实际上，并没有栖息高峰这一回事，鸟儿终年栖息。Her selfishness will come home to roost someday.她的自私总有一天会得到报应。