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nesting

n. [计] 嵌套；造巢；镶嵌

v. 为…筑巢；整天呆在家里；使套入（nest的ing形式）

英文词源

nesting (adj.): 1650s, "making or using a nest," past participle adjective from nest (v.). Of objects, "fitted into one another," from 1934.

实用例句

1. birds nesting under the eaves: 在屋檐下筑巢的鸟

2. seabirds nesting on rocky ledges: 海鸟在岩架上筑巢

3. birds nesting in the treetops: 在树梢上筑巢的鸟

4. The nesting instinct is proper to birds.: 筑巢是鸟类的本能.

5. The swallows are nesting in the woodshed.: 燕子正在小棚里筑巢呢.

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