名詞 roost:

1. a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
2. a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

動詞 roost:

1. sit, as on a branch
   同義詞：perch, rest
2. settle down or stay, as if on a roost

1. It's Bill's wife who really rules the roost in that family.
   在比爾家里，真正當(dāng)家的是她的老婆。
2. Her selfishness will come home to roost someday.
   她的自私總有一天會得到報應(yīng)。
3. Curse, like chicken, come home to roost.
   詛咒像雞雛，必回棲息木。

roost

n.（名詞）
A perch on which domestic fowl or other birds rest or sleep.
棲木，雞棚：家禽或其它鳥類棲息或睡覺的地方
A place with perches for fowl or other birds.
棲息處：有供禽鳥或其它鳥類棲息的棲枝的地方
A place for temporary rest or sleep.
歇息處，歇宿處：供暫時休息或睡覺的地方
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
roost.ed,roost.ing,roosts
To rest or sleep on or as if on a perch or roost.
棲息：在或仿佛在棲木或家禽的棲息地休息或睡覺

<習(xí)慣用語>come home to roost
To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones:
后果，惡報：尤指有不幸的間接影響或后果：
例句：
The consequences of her misdeeds eventually came home to roost.
她的不良行為所產(chǎn)生的后果最終回報到她自己身上了

rule the roost【非正式用語】
To be in charge; dominate:
主管；主宰，支配一切：
例句：
In this house grandfather rules the roost.
祖父在這所房子里當(dāng)家作主

來源：
Middle English rooste
中古英語 rooste
from Old English hrôst
源自 古英語 hrôst