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智析单词书

Roosting

分析词义

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“Roosting” 本义指鸟类飞回巢枝或栖木过夜，引申为在某处安顿、歇脚，如 chickens roosting in the coop（鸡在鸡舍里栖息）、come home to roost（恶果应验，固定习语）。

列举例句

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  1. “Thousands of starlings were roosting in the riverside trees.” (成千上万只椋鸟在河边树上栖息。)
  2. “The hens go roosting at dusk every evening.” (母鸡每天黄昏回窝栖息。)
  3. “Old mistakes may come roosting when audits begin.” (审计开始时，旧问题可能会一并浮现。)

词根分析

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“Roost” 源自古英语 hrōst（栖木、鸡棚高处），与日耳曼语族“高处栖息处”概念相关，专指鸟类停落之处。

词缀分析

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“roost” 作动词表栖息；“-ing” 表示正在栖息或安顿的过程；习语 chickens come home to roost 喻恶行终有报应。

文化背景

Section titled “文化背景”

农家与观鸟语境中 roosting 很常见；政治与道德讨论中 the chickens have come home to roost 比喻后果终于显现。

单词变形

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  • 原形: roost
  • 名词: roost
  • 固定搭配: “roosting place” (栖息处), “come home to roost” (恶果应验)

记忆辅助

Section titled “记忆辅助”

想象鸡傍晚飞回 roost（栖架）——roosting 就是回窝栖息、安顿下来。

助记故事

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“Roosting on the barn beam, the owl watched the farmer lock the coop as twilight settled over the fields.” (猫头鹰停在谷仓梁上栖息，农民锁好鸡舍，暮色笼罩田野。)