nibble是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)nibble at轻咬；侵蚀；上钩

双语例句

(1)She was lying on the sofa, nibbling chips.

她躺在沙发上，小口吃着薯片。

(2)The rise of local start-ups are nibbling at the business of the multinational company.

崛起的本地创业公司正在逐渐影响这家跨国公司的生意。

(3)My child is so picky that he refuses to take a nibble of vegetables.

我的孩子太挑剔了，一点蔬菜都不肯吃。

(4)She started to nibble her cake.

她开始咀嚼她的蛋糕了

(5)How about we order an appetizer to nibble on while we wait for our meals?

要不我们先点一个开胃菜先吃着，边吃边等主菜。

(6)Honey, I'm a bit hungry. Do we have anything to nibble on?

亲爱的，我有点饿了。我们有什么能解馋的吗?

(7)When offered anything unusual to eat, a pig will sniff at it and nibble gently.

当提供不同以往的食物时，猪会嗅，并轻轻地啃。

(8)A soft voice cried from the parlour: "Nibble, nibble, gnaw, who is nibbling at my little house?"

一个柔和的声音从屋子里喊道：“啃吧，啃吧，咬啊咬，谁在啃我的小房子？”

(9)This is strange because the sorts of lab animals the researchers looked attend to be given lots of food and left to nibble at leisure.

这很奇怪，因为研究人员观察的各种实验室动物往往被给予大量食物，且让它们在闲暇时一点一点蚕食。

(10)The birds nibble at the brickwork.

鸟儿们啄着砖墙。

(11)We each took a nibble.

我们每人吃了一小口。

同义词

vi. 细咬；一点一点地咬；吹毛求疵

vt. 细咬；一点一点地咬；吹毛求疵

释义

v.

take small bites out of

啃；一点点地咬（或吃）

[with obj.]he sat nibbling a biscuit

他坐在那里啃一块饼干

[no obj.]she nibbled at her food.

她小口地吃着食物。

[no obj.]eat in small amounts, especially between meals

（尤指两餐间）断断续续吃少量东西。

gently bite at (a part of the body), especially amorously or nervously

（尤指挑逗性地或紧张地）轻咬（身体某部位）

[with obj.]Tamar nibbled her bottom lip

塔玛轻咬着她的下嘴唇

[no obj.]he nibbled at her earlobe.

他轻咬着她的耳垂。

figurative gradually erode or eat away

〈喻〉 蚕食

[no obj.]inflation was nibbling away at spending power.

　通货膨胀正在蚕食着消费力。

[no obj.]figurative show cautious interest in a project or proposal

〈喻〉 （对计划或建议）表现出谨慎的兴趣

there's an American agent nibbling.

有个美国的代理商表现出谨慎的兴趣。

n.

an instance of nibbling something

啃；一点点地咬；轻咬。

a small piece of food bitten off

（咬下的）少量食物。

(nibbles)informal small savoury snacks, typically eaten before a meal or with drinks

〈非正式〉 （尤指餐前或下酒的）开胃菜。

informal a show of interest in a commercial opportunity

〈非正式〉 对商业机会感兴趣的表示。

词源

"late 15th cent.: probably of Low German or Dutch origin： compare with Low German nibbeln ‘gnaw’."