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)。
- “The swallows are nesting under the bridge again this spring.” (今年春天燕子又在桥下筑巢了。)
- “She spent the afternoon nesting bowls inside one another.” (她花了一下午把碗一只只套起来。)
- “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。)