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crow's nest

/krohz-nest/US // ˈkroʊzˌnɛst //

乌巢,乌鸦嘴,乌鸦窝,乌鸦巢

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Nautical. a platform or shelter for a lookout at or near the top of a mast.
    • : any similar platform raised high above the ground, as a lookout or a station for a traffic officer.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inlookout
as inconning tower

Examples

  • “A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.

  • “Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.

  • In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.

  • “The thing [North Korean government] want[s] the most is the non-release of this film,” Schiff said.

  • A third cabinet member used public funds to pay in an S & M bar.

  • A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.

  • Not much use as the high crests hid the intervening hinterland from view, even from the crow's nests.

  • Almost as soon as she had finished building her nest she had discovered a strange-looking egg there.

  • The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.

  • Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.