roost meaning in Chinese
n.
1.栖架;鸡埘,鸡棚,鸡舍;同栖的一群家禽。
2.栖息处;卧室;床;〔口语〕旅舍。
短语和例子
vi.
栖息;进窝;〔美国〕歇着;睡着;投宿;过夜;〔口语〕就座,坐下。
vt.
为…设置栖息处,把…送去栖息。
Examples
- Now the chickens were coming home to roost .
这不,报应就在眼前。 - Spilled water also falls under the roosts rather than into the litter .
洒出来的水会落到栖息架下而不会进入垫料。 - As you say, creditors are roosting in trees like vultures waiting to swoop down on anything valuable .
你晓得,那些债主象兀鹰一般歇在树枝上,伺机对任何有价值的东西飞扑下来。 - The street out here is full of people, and others are roosting on the fences, waiting to get a glimpse of you .
外面街上站满了人,还有许多人骑在栅栏,大家都在等着要瞧你一眼。 - He ran to the bulwarks as soon as the wave was passed, saw me, and lost me, and saw me again, as i tumbled in the roost .
浪头一过,他马上奔到船上,看见我在汹涌澎湃的巨浪中挣扎,一会儿沉下,一会儿浮起。