中英词典查询

roost [rust]

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

例句:

  • Well, his chickens have come home to roost.
    来自SA
  • Instinct led the pigeons back to the roost.
    鸽子的本能使它们返回鸽棚。
    来自《权威词典》
  • Appeasement has come home to roost.
    绥靖政策的恶果已经显现出来了。
  • Today the country's nationalists rule the roost and hand out the jobs.
    现今，这个国家由民族主义者掌权并分派工作。
  • But eventually chickens do come home to roost.
    来自VOA
  • He ruled the roost that was quite obvious.
    来自THETIMES