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fly the nesta. if a young bird flies the nest, it has grown old enough to look after itself and is no longer dependent on its parents〔小鸟长大后〕离巢b. if a young person flies the nest, he or she moves out of their parents' home in order to live independently〔年轻人〕另立门户:•Now that the kids have flown the nest, I'm thinking about taking a job abroad.现在孩子们都离家自立，我在考虑找个国外的工作。 fly the nest (of a young bird) leave its nest on becoming able to fly （幼鸟）会飞时离巢。 ■ informal (of a young person) leave their parents' home to set up home elsewhere 〈非正式〉（年轻人）自立门户。 ˌfly the ˈnest1(of a young bird幼鸟)to become able to fly and leave its nest羽翼已丰可离巢2(informal)(of sb's child子女)to leave home and live somewhere else另立门户 |