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nibble

美音:[´nıbəl ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´nıbəl ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.半位元组,细咬,轻咬,啃 v.一点一点地咬,细咬,吹毛求疵

难易程度:

nibble为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:nibbled 过去分词:nibbled 现在分词:nibbling 第三人称单数:nibbles

近义词, 同义词

eat  feed  fare  devour  swallow  gulp  lick  bite  chomp  munch  crunch  chew  masticate  nibble  gnaw  nourish    

相关词

chew  munch    

nibble


/'nɪbl; `nɪbl/
v
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (at sth) take tiny bites of sth 小口咬某物; 轻咬
*fish nibbling (at) the bait 轻咬鱼饵的鱼
* She nibbled his ears playfully. 她轻轻咬他的耳朵玩.
* Mice have nibbled all the cheese away. 老鼠一点一点地把乾酪都啃光了.
(b) [I] eat small amounts 吃少量东西
*No nibbling between meals! 不要在两顿饭之间吃零食!
2 (phr v) nibble at sth show cautious interest in (an offer, etc) 对(好意、提议等)审慎地表示有意接受
*He nibbled at my idea, but would not make a definite decision. 他对我的想法颇感兴趣, 但不做出决定.

n
(a) act of nibbling 小口的咬; 轻咬
*I felt a nibble on the end of my line. 我觉得有鱼轻轻地咬钩.
(b) small amount of food 少量的食物
*Drinks and nibbles will be served. 将有饮品小吃招待.