morsel

英 [ˈmɔːsl]

美 [ˈmɔːrsl]

n.  少量，一块(食物)

复数：morsels　

GRE

BNC.15533 / COCA.15599

牛津词典

noun

• 少量，一块（食物）
  a small amount or a piece of sth, especially food
  1. a tasty morsel of food
     一点可口的食物
  2. He ate it all, down to the last morsel.
     他全吃光了，一点不剩。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 一点点，一小份(尤指食物)
  Amorselis a very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food.
  1. ...a delicious little morsel of meat.
     一小块美味可口的肉

英英释义

noun

• a small amount of solid food
  1. all they had left was a bit of bread
  Synonym:bitbite
• a small quantity of anything
  1. a morsel of paper was all he needed

双语例句

• There's a morsel of good economic news this morning& the inflation rate has fallen slightly.
  今天早上有点滴经济好消息&通货膨胀率有了一点下降。
• The portly gentlemen in the front rows began to feel that she was a delicious little morsel.
  前排的那些大腹便便的绅士们开始觉得她是一个可人的小东西。
• Grab every single morsel of happiness which comes your way.
  抓住旅途中点滴的快乐。
• Miniature Yorkshire puddings with a morsel of beef and horse radish make a great canap é.
  微型约克郡布丁，是牛肉与白萝卜根据一定的比例调和而成。
• Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again.
  去闻花朵的芳香，津津有味地去尝美味佳肴，就好像你明天会再也不能闻到，尝到一样。
• Consider a morsel of dark chocolate.
  考虑吃一小块黑巧克力。
• The dog often gets a nice morsel.
  这条狗常得到一点好吃的东西。
• In their eyes I was an even tastier morsel than mama. I could see it.
  我在他们的眼中是更解馋的，我看出来。
• The problem, of course, is that you will probably down every last morsel.
  问题当然是你可能会吃掉剩下的每一口食物。
• He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.
  他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃。