| 英语单词 | nuzzle |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['nʌzl] 美 ['nʌzl] |
| 中文释义 | v.用鼻爱抚;触;紧挨 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Two Mexican gray wolves nuzzle each other in the Sedgwick County Zoo. (2) The dog nuzzled up to/against me on the sofa. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 在萨得伟克镇动物园,两头墨西哥灰狼用鼻子互相爱抚着。 (2) 狗在沙发上依偎著我。 |
| vocabulary简明 | To nuzzle is to affectionately rub your nose and face against someone (or something). It's hard to get out of bed in the morning when your cat lies down on your chest and nuzzles you. |
| vocabulary扩展 | A mother might nuzzle her new baby's head, and a horse will nuzzle a person's hand — hoping for an apple or sugar cube. In the fifteenth century, this word instead meant "to bring the nose to the ground," from the verb nose, "pry or smell with the nose." The current meaning was influenced by words like nestle and the now-obsolete "nursle," meaning "to nurse." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词](用鼻子和嘴表示亲热地)轻擦,轻触 If you nuzzle someone or something, you gently rub your nose and mouth against them to show affection. [V n] [V adv/prep]
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