nested

/ˈnɛstɪd/· v.(过去式/过去分词)

自然/生态B1

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Chinese meaning

筑巢;栖息

嵌qiàn套tào;层céng层céng套tào入rù

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雨yǔ燕yàn在zài城chéng墙qiáng缝fèng里lǐ筑zhù巢cháo栖qī息xī

Example

Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times.

自圣经时代起,雨燕就一直在耶路撒冷西墙的缝隙里筑巢栖息。

Source: NPR · 19 Jul 2026

Background ✎

一yī位wèi以yǐ色sè列liè滑huá翔xiáng伞sǎn爱ài好hào者zhě正zhèng设shè法fǎ拯zhěng救jiù在zài耶yé路lù撒sā冷lěng西xī墙qiáng筑zhù巢cháo的de迁qiān徙xǐ雨yǔ燕yàn。

Roots · etymology

nest 为单纯词,-ed 是屈折后缀

  • nest(巢)+ -ed(动词过去式后缀)

Collocations

  • nest in / build a nest / nest egg

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