n.[C]

1. 巢；窩；穴；（鳥等的）一窩，一群
   A bird lays eggs in the nest it has built.

   鳥將蛋下在自己所築的巢裡。

2. 安樂窩，舒適之處
   The husband and wife built themselves a comfortable nest.

   夫婦倆為自己築了個安樂窩。

3. （盜賊等的）巢窟；（罪惡等的）溫床[（+of）]
   The city was a nest of crime.

   這個城市是罪惡的溫床。

4. （盜賊等的）一夥
5. （大小依次套疊的）一套物件
6. 隱蔽處；掩體

vi.

1. 築巢；巢居；伏窩
   The birds nested in the oak tree.

   鳥在橡樹上築巢。

2. 找鳥巢，摸鳥蛋
3. （物體）相互套疊

vt.

1. 使入巢；為……築巢
2. 把（物件）按大小順序套疊在一起
   She nested the glass tumblers in a crate.

   她把玻璃酒杯一個套一個放在箱子裡。

n.

1. a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young.
   ▸a place where an animal or insect breeds or shelters.
   ▸a snug or secluded retreat.
   ▸a bowl-shaped object.
2. a place filled with undesirable people or things:
   a nest of spies.
3. a set of similar objects of graduated sizes, fitting together for storage.

v.

1. use or build a nest.
2. fit (an object or objects) inside a larger one.
3. (especially in computing and linguistics) place in a lower position in a hierarchy.