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单词 roost
释义
roost
noun[C]
uk
/ruːst/us
/ruːst/
aplace, such as abranchof atree, wherebirdsrestorsleep
（鸟的）栖身处，栖木
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roost
verb[I]
uk
/ruːst/us
/ruːst/
Whenbirdsroost, they gosomewheretorestorsleep.
（鸟）栖息
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Idiom

come back/home to roost
(Definition ofroostfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

roost| American Dictionary

roost
noun[C]
us
/rust/
aplace, such as abranchof atree, wherebirdsrestorsleep

roost

verb[I]us
/rust/
In thecity,pigeonsroost on theledgesofbuildings.
(Definition ofroostfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofroost

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On one occasion we saw three individuals roosting together about 10 m above the ground beneath a disused bird's nest.
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The movement between roosts was not uniform each month, but f ollowed a pattern involving two d istinct phases, each lasting several months.
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As calls were only audible f rom a range o f about 50-75 m, roosts further away were not found.
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In so doing, descriptions of resource location, individual home range and resource use (flower host, roosting place, etc.) were provided.
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Ranking roosting structures by durability and protection, we sought correlations among bat species in prevalence, mean intensity and number of associated fly species.
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Throughout the diurnal home range, the colony roosted in 20 families of trees (27 genera and 31 species).
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The male used six roosts in 9 days, the female two roosts in 5 days.
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On four subsequent checks of the site, we did not find any more bats roosting there.
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The animals also tended to use certain species of trees as roosts.
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Similarly, it is also uncertain why larger trees were chosen as roosts.
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The bats preferentially roosted in certain species of trees.
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The numbers of days in which the animals roosted within the grid are shown.
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However, availability of roosting sites does not seem to play a crucial role in the present case.
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Apart from identifying suitable roosting sites, it is also important to know the kinds of food resources that sustain these populations in urban areas.
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All of the leaf pellets were collected under the daytime roosts and feeding roosts.
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