词组短语
come home to roost得到恶报,报应;归还原主
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- Chickens sit on a roost at night.
鸡夜晚栖息在竿子上。 - Look! There is a roost in this tree.
看!这棵树上有个鸟巢。 - One of the main starling roosts is on top of the Town Hall.
市政厅的房顶是星椋鸟的一个主要栖息处。 - The eaves of this deserted house have become the roost for pigeon.
这所无人住的房子的屋檐成了鸽子的歇息处。
用作动词(v.)
- In fact, there is not a peak roosting time.The birds roost all year.
实际上,并没有栖息高峰这一回事,鸟儿终年栖息。 - Her selfishness will come home to roost someday.
她的自私总有一天会得到报应。
权威例句
Roosting ecology of batsRoosting Ecology of BatsTree Roosting by Male and Female Eastern Pipistrelles in a Forested LandscapeSelection of Summer Roosting Sites by Indiana Bats (Myotis sodalis) in MissouriRoosting Behavior and Roost-Site Preferences of Forest-Dwelling California Bats (Myotis californicus)Tree-Roosting Ecology of Reproductive Female Eastern Pipistrelles, Pipistrellus subflavus, in IndianaRoost site selection and roosting ecology of forest dwelling bats in southern British ColumbiaRoosting Ecology of the Northern Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) and Comparisons with the Endangered Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)The influence of roost closure on the roosting and foraging behaviour of Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)Range Extent and Stand Selection for Roosting and Foraging in Forest‐Dwelling Northern Long‐Eared Bats and Little Brown Bats in th...