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Nibble   [V N Nibbled Verb 动词 Nibbling Small

英语单词 nibble
英美音标 英 ['nɪbl] 美 ['nɪbl]
中文释义 v.一点点地咬;轻咬;吹毛求疵;(审慎地)表示有意接受
n.轻咬;少量
英语例句 (1) He didn't answer, but just continued to nibble at his food.
(2) The mice have nibbled a hole in the cheese.
(3) Food and rent nibbled away at the money they had saved.
(4) She nibbled his ears playfully.
(5) The critic nibbled at the young writer's new novel.
(6) He nibbled at my idea, but would not make a definite decision.
(7) I feel a nibble on the end of my line.
(8) Each nibble was eaten with the air of an epicure.
中文例句 (1) 他没有回答,只是继续一点一点地吃东西。
(2) 老鼠在奶酪上啃出了一个洞。
(3) 花在食物和房租上的钱把他们的积蓄一点一点耗掉了。
(4) 她轻轻咬他的耳朵玩。
(5) 那位批评家对这位青年作家的新小说作了吹毛求疵的抨击。
(6) 他那些模糊的想法变成了一个明确的计划。
(7) 我觉得有鱼轻轻地咬钩。
(8) 每小块食物都吃得津津有味的样子。
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]啃;一点一点地咬(或吃) If you nibble food, you eat it by biting very small pieces of it, for example because you are not very hungry.
  [V n]
  [V at/on n]
  [Also V]
  • He started to nibble his biscuit...

    他开始啃饼干了。

  • She nibbled at the corner of a piece of dry toast.

    她啃着干巴巴的烤面包的一角。

  • Nibble is also a noun.
    • We each took a nibble.

      我们每人咬了一小口。

2
[VERB 动词]轻咬;啃 If you nibble something, you bite it very gently.
  [V n]
  [V on/at n]
  • John found he was kissing and nibbling her ear...

    约翰意识到自己在亲吻并轻咬她的耳朵。

  • Daniel Winter nibbled on his pen.

    丹尼尔·温特咬着他的钢笔。

3
[VERB 动词](动物)小口地啃,蚕食 When an animal nibbles something, it takes small bites of it quickly and repeatedly.
  [V n]
  [V at/on n]
  [Also V]
  [V P on/at n]
  • A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower...

    一群山羊在啃塔基四周的草皮。

  • The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.

    鸟儿们紧贴在墙上,啄着砖缝。

  • Nibble away means the same as nibble .nibble away 同 nibble
    • The rabbits nibbled away on the herbaceous plants.

      兔子把那些草本植物一点点地啃吃掉了。

4
[VERB 动词]蚕食;逐渐影响;渐渐损坏 If one thing nibbles at another, it gradually affects, harms, or destroys it.
  [V at n]
  [V P at n]
  • ...how best to compete with the overseas nations nibbling at our traditional markets...

    如何最有效地与正在蚕食我国传统市场的海外对手竞争

  • Nibble away means the same as nibble .nibble away 同 nibble
    • Several manufacturers are also nibbling away at Ford's traditional customer base.

      几家制造商也在蚕食福特公司的传统客户群。

5
[N-COUNT 可数名词](常为聚会上提供的)点心,小吃 Nibbles are small snacks such as biscuits, crisps, and nuts that are often offered to you at parties.
  [usu pl]
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
  • ...crisps, nuts, and other nibbles.

    薯片、坚果和其他小零食

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