英语单词 | nestle |
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英美音标 | 英 ['nesl] 美 ['nesl] |
中文释义 | v.依偎;(舒适地)安顿 |
英语例句 | (1) She nestled her head on his shoulder. (2) The village nestled at the foot of the hill. (3) The child nestled up to its mother and fell asleep. (4) The dog nestled up against the warm radiator. (5) I nestled down on the big sofa and began to read novels. |
中文例句 | (1) 她将头依偎在他的肩上。 (2) 那村庄位于山脚下。 (3) 孩子倚著母亲舒服地睡了。 (4) 狗倚著暖烘烘的散热器。 (5) 我舒适地靠在大沙发上,开始看小说。 |
vocabulary简明 | To nestle into something is to get snug, comfy, and warm in it. You might nestle into your mother’s shoulder, or into a pile of blankets on the couch. |
vocabulary扩展 | People must think that birds live comfortable lives, because they describe really cozy, safe, and comfortable places as nests: places to nestle into. And it’s not just people and birds that nestle. A cottage might be nestled into the crook of a hill, or a mouse nestled into a pile of wood shavings. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(舒适地)安顿下来,安卧,偎依 If you nestle or are nestled somewhere, you move into a comfortable position, usually by pressing against someone or against something soft. [V prep] [V n prep]
2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)置于,坐落在(安全、有遮蔽之处) If something such as a building nestles somewhere or if it is nestled somewhere, it is in that place and seems safe or sheltered. [V prep] [V n prep]
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