nibble

/ˈnɪb(ə)l/📚 11555 220 1托福雅思
If you nibble food, you eat it by biting very small pieces of it, for example because you are not very hungry. 小口地吃

verb [vi. 不及物动词]啃,小口咬;反复轻咬;(对提议或想法)略显兴趣;蚕食;(动物)小口地啃

Eagles catch snakes that gobble toads that swallow insects that nibble green leaves.
老鹰抓蛇,蛇吃蟾蜍,蟾蜍吃昆虫,昆虫啃绿叶。

noun [具体名词]一小口;<非正式>(常为聚会上提供的)点心,小吃(nibbles);<非正式>对商业机会感兴趣的表示

Nibble is also a noun.
一小口 •  We each took a nibble.  我们每人吃了一小口。

nib(笔尖) + ble → 每次只咬笔尖那么多 → 一点点地咬; 注意不要和nipple(n. 乳头)相混
单词造句:
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Linda lay face down on a living room couch, nibbling popcorn. 琳达趴在客厅的一张沙发上,小口吃着爆米花。
She nibbled at a piece of dry toast. 她小口啃着一片干面包。
We each took a nibble. 我们每人吃了一小口。
John found he was kissing and nibbling her ear. 约翰发觉他正轻轻吻咬她的耳朵。
Daniel nibbled on his pen. 丹尼尔轻轻咬着他的钢笔。
The birds nibble at the brickwork. 鸟儿们啄着砖墙。
It was all going according to plan, yet small doubts kept nibbling at the edges of his mind. 一切都在按计划进行,只是一些小小的疑虑一直在折磨着他。
Several manufacturers are also nibbling away at Ford's traditional customer base. 几家制造商也正在蚕食福特公司传统的客户基础。