nest

巣

鳥が卵を産み、ひなを育てるために作る場所。

やさしい英語で： A place a bird builds to lay eggs and care for its young.

• The bird built a nest.
• There are three eggs in the nest.
• A robin's nest was hidden in the hedge.

よく使う表現： bird nest, build a nest, nest of eggs

巣

動物が住んだり休んだり、子を育てたりする場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where an animal lives, rests, or keeps its young.

• We found a mouse nest.
• The wasps built a nest under the roof.
• She lined the rabbit's nest with dry grass.

よく使う表現： wasp nest, mouse nest, ant nest

実家、親元

自立する前に親と暮らす家。

やさしい英語で： The family home where someone lives with their parents before becoming independent.

• Their eldest son has left the nest.
• She returned to the nest after college.
• They are getting used to an empty nest.

類義語： family home, parental home

よく使う表現： leave the nest, empty nest, fly the nest

巣窟、アジト

犯罪者など、害を及ぼす人々が集まったり隠れたりする場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where criminals or other harmful people gather or hide.

• Police found a nest of thieves.
• The old warehouse was a nest of smugglers.
• Agents uncovered a nest of spies in the city.

使い方： nest of people (The abandoned house had become a nest of thieves.)

類義語： den, hideout

よく使う表現： nest of thieves, nest of spies, criminal nest

巣を作る、営巣する

卵を産む、または子を育てるために巣を作ったり住んだりする。

やさしい英語で： To build or stay in a place where an animal can lay eggs or raise its young.

• The birds nest here every spring.
• A pair of owls nested in our tree.
• These seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.

使い方： nest in/on/under somewhere (Swallows nest under the roof.)

よく使う表現： nest in trees, nest on cliffs, nest under something

入れ子にする、ネストする

一つの物の中に別の物を入れ、さらに同じ形で中に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To put one thing inside another, often with further things placed inside in the same way.

• You can nest folders inside other folders.
• The programmer nested two loops within the function.
• These elements are nested several levels deep.

使い方： nest A inside/within B (You can nest one loop inside another.)

類義語： embed

よく使う表現： nest something inside something, nest something within something, nest loops

入れ子にする、重ねて収納する

普通は小さい物を大きい物の中に、ぴったり収まるように入れる。

やさしい英語で： To fit things neatly inside one another, usually from largest to smallest.

• These bowls nest together neatly.
• She nested the boxes to save space.
• Each wooden doll nests inside a larger one.

使い方： nest inside something (The smaller bowls nest inside the largest one.)

よく使う表現： nest inside something, nest together, nest the bowls

落ち着く、住まいを整える

家に落ち着き、居心地よくくつろげる場所にする。

やさしい英語で： To settle comfortably into a home and make it feel welcoming.

• They are happily nesting in their new house.
• We spent the weekend nesting at home.
• She nested in the apartment, arranging cushions and pictures.

類義語： settle in

よく使う表現： nest at home, nest in something, nest together