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。