nibble
- 英式英标[\'nɪbl]
- 美式音标[\'nɪb(ə)l]
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
n. 轻咬；啃；细咬
中文词源
nibble 小口咬
来自nib,鸟嘴，喙，引申词义小口咬。
英文词源
- nibble (v.)
- "to bite gently," c. 1500, perhaps from Low German nibbeln "to nibble, gnaw," related to Middle Low German nibbelen, Middle Dutch knibbelen "to gnaw," source of Dutch knibbelen "to cavail, squabble." Related: Nibbled; nibbling.
- nibble (n.)
- 1650s, "act of nibbling," from nibble (v.). As "a small bite," from 1838.
中文解释
1. 猫和老鼠中的一只小老鼠的角色：它是一个由杰瑞收养的小灰鼠弃儿，通常穿白色尿布，非常贪吃，肚子饿的时候几乎任何东西都能吃（如蜡烛）。名字叫小不点儿（Nibbles，1954年起改名泰菲Tuffy）。2. nip => nibble.
实用例句
- 1. The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.
- 鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Instead of snacking on crisps and chocolate, nibble on celery or carrot.
- 不要把薯片和巧克力当零食来吃，要吃些芹菜和胡萝卜。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We each took a nibble.
- 我们每人咬了一小口。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He started to nibble his biscuit.
- 他开始啃饼干了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Each nibble was eaten with the air of an epicure.
- 每小块食物都吃得津津有味的样子.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》