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roost /ru: st; rust/ n [C] branch, pole, etc on which a bird rests, esp one for hens to sleep or rest on; hen-house, or that part of it, where fowls rest at night: 供鳥棲居的樹技,竿等(尤指供雞睡眠或棲止者); 雞舍; 雞舍內家禽過夜棲息之部分: at ~, on a ~. 棲息。 come home to ~. (of words) take effect upon the one who utters them. (指言語)對說出者產生效果。 rule the ~, be the leader or master. 做首領; 做主人。 vi [VP2A] (of birds) settle down for the night's sleep. (指鳥)棲息。 |