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Nesting

“Nesting” 可指鸟类或动物正在筑巢、安顿幼崽,如 robins nesting in the eaves(燕子在檐下筑巢);在设计与编程中,nesting 也指把元素一层套一层,如 nesting folders(嵌套文件夹)或 nesting dolls(套娃)。

  1. “The swallows are nesting under the bridge again this spring.” (今年春天燕子又在桥下筑巢了。)
  2. “She spent the afternoon nesting bowls inside one another.” (她花了一下午把碗一只只套起来。)
  3. “Nesting too many functions can make code harder to read.” (函数嵌套太深会让代码难读。)

“Nesting” 来自古英语 nest,与筑窝、安顿、藏身之所相关;nest 本身可作名词“巢、窝”。

“-ing” 表示正在进行的筑巢或嵌套动作;nest 亦可作动词(筑巢、安顿)。

春季观鸟常用 nesting season(繁殖筑巢季);家居语境里 nesting 也指准父母为新生儿整理房间,即 nesting instinct(筑巢本能)。

  • 固定搭配: “nesting site” (筑巢地点), “nesting boxes” (巢箱), “nesting dolls” (套娃)
  • 原形: nest
  • 名词: nest, nesting

“nest + ing”:鸟儿正在搭 nest——nesting 就是正在筑巢,或把东西一层层 nest 进去。

“While the birds were nesting in the old oak, she nested the smaller gifts inside the larger box.” (老橡树上鸟儿在筑巢时,她把小礼物一只只套进大盒子里。)