roost

释义

n.栖木，鸡棚; （鸟类）栖息处; 歇息处vi.栖息; 过去事情的恶果显现出来; 自食恶果; 得到报应

大小写变形: ROOST

词态变化

复数 :   roosts ; 第三人称单数 :   roosts ; 过去式 :   roosted ; 过去分词 :   roosted ; 现在分词 :   roosting ;

实用场景例句

The colorful peacocks roost among the dense shrubs.

这些色彩斑斓的孔雀栖息在茂密的灌木丛中。

金山词霸

The consequences of appeasement are now coming to roost.

绥靖政策的后果现在正显现出来。

金山词霸

Politicians may deceive people temporarily, but the chickens will eventually come home to roost.

政客们或许能暂时欺骗人们，但最终他们会自食恶果。

金山词霸

The patriots who currently rule the nation roost over employment distribution.

现今掌控国家的爱国者们主导着就业分配。

金山词霸

Tommy is very bossy; he always wants to rule the roost.

汤米很专横, 他总是想一切由他支配.

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Like benevolence and righteousness, they are roost on the way of practice.

它们就像仁义一样,是修行人在修行路上的休息站.

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Cures, like chickens , come home to roost.

诅咒人者反咒自.

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They ruled the roost.

他们是最好的.

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You should not have sold the car in that unsafe condition ; sooner or later your misdeeds will come home to roost.

你不该把那辆不安全的车卖掉, 你的不端行为迟早会得到报应.

《简明英汉词典》

Don't ask me! Mr Smith rules the roost in this office.

不要问我, 史密斯先生负责这个办公室.

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At home Alfred Roberts roost , and there was no question that what he said went.

在家里,是艾尔弗雷德·罗伯茨说了算,他说什么, 就是什么,不容许表示任何怀疑.

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Curses come home to roost.

诅咒他人,反而应验到自己身上.

辞典例句

Birds roost in [ on ] the trees.

鸟儿 栖 在树上.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

They came home to roost.

他们得到了恶报.

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Peafowl fly well despite their size, and roost in trees at night.

孔雀不管大小, 都善于飞行,晚上在树上栖息.

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Their lack of financial planning is now coming home to roost.

他们缺乏财政计画,现在得到报应了.

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The birds are at roost in the trees.

鸟栖息在树枝上.

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Chickens come home to roost.

咒人反咒己.

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He came home to roost for the winter.

他得到冬天的恶报.

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The space age, in other words, came home to roost on earth.

换句话说, 太空时代回归到曾经孕育了太空时代的地球.

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Curse came home to roost, Mammy said.

嬷嬷曾说过,凡是诅咒都要回到诅咒的人自己身上来.

辞典例句

John rules the roost at home; his children and even his wife do everything he says.

约翰在家里头: 他的孩子甚至他妻子都按他说的行事.

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Instinct led the pigeons back to the roost.

鸽子的本能使它们返回鸽棚.

《简明英汉词典》

E . g: The new house is small, but it is still his safest roost.

例子: 虽然新房子很小, 可是这还是他的安乐窝.

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Chickens roost at night.

鸡晚上歇息.

《简明英汉词典》

The highest branch is not the safest roost.

高枝不是安乐窝.

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The eaves of this deserted house have become the roost for pigeons.

这所无人住的房子的屋檐成了鸽子的歇息处.

辞典例句

In this house grandfather rules the roost.

祖父在这所房子里当家作主.

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You'll get a dollar a pound when elephants roost in trees.

卖一块钱一磅?除非西边出太阳!

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真题例句

But when it comes to embryonic learning (胎教), birds could rule the roost.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

英英释义

Noun

1. a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds

2. a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

Verb

1. sit, as on a branch;

"The birds perched high in the treee"

2. settle down or stay, as if on a roost