| 词汇 | roosted |
| 释义 | roosted past simple and past participle ofroost roost verb[ I ] uk /ruːst/ us /ruːst/ When birds roost, they go somewhere to rest or sleep: （鸟）栖息 The birds enjoy roosting on lofty perches such as barn roofs. Cormorants nest, roost, and hunt in large flocks. Crowds of black vultures roosted at night on the roofs of houses and barns. I'm plagued by pigeons on the balcony of my flat; they love to roost on my air conditioner. Animal (non-human) behaviour accidental apex predator beg behave behaviour behavioural science claw fawn gambol homing housebroken migrate monogamous monogamously monogamy murmuration nocturnal ravening scent soar See alsorule the roost Idiomcome home to roost Examples of roostedroosted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Individuals roosted in tight clusters, and were often in physical contact. Radio-tagged individuals invariably roosted within or beneath tangles of vines and leaves. The bats preferentially roosted in certain species of trees. The numbers of days in which the animals roosted within the grid are shown. Furthermore, our tracking data suggested that the bats probably roosted somewhere rather high up (c. 20 m) in the canopy. Balionycteris maculata roosted in cavities and formed small harem groups that consisted of one adult male accompanied by up to nine adult females and their dependent young. These free-ranging chickens roosted in coops which were often broken into by foxes, weasels, stoats, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then it will not only be that the heavens are black with the chickens coming home to roost; after they have roosted it will be our turn next. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It roosted in caves, in areas where little light penetrated the gloom. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The settlement was named for the millions of passenger pigeons that once roosted there. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bats incinerated the test range and roosted under a fuel tank. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As it roosted in old trees and caves, it was vulnerable to forest clearance and hunting. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It roosted in pairs or small groups of three or four in small shrubs and was reportedly very tame, allowing hunters to pick it up off its roost. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Kenny reported that eleven bat species permanently roosted in the cave, while a twelfth species roosted occasionally in an adjacent dry cave. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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