nibbling

英 [ˈnɪblɪŋ]

美 [ˈnɪblɪŋ]

v.  小口咬，一点点地咬(食物); (对…)略微表现出兴趣
nibble的现在分词

复数：nibblings　现在分词：nibbling　

BNC.48361

柯林斯词典

• VERB 啃;一点一点地咬(或吃)
  If younibblefood, you eat it by biting very small pieces of it, for example because you are not very hungry.
  1. He started to nibble his biscuit...
     他开始啃饼干了。
  2. She nibbled at the corner of a piece of dry toast.
     她啃着干巴巴的烤面包的一角。
  3. Nibbleis also a noun.
     
  4. We each took a nibble.
     我们每人咬了一小口。
• VERB 轻咬;啃
  If younibblesomething, you bite it very gently.
  1. John found he was kissing and nibbling her ear...
     约翰意识到自己在亲吻并轻咬她的耳朵。
  2. Daniel Winter nibbled on his pen.
     丹尼尔·温特咬着他的钢笔。
• VERB (动物)小口地啃，蚕食
  When an animalnibblessomething, it takes small bites of it quickly and repeatedly.
  1. A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower...
     一群山羊在啃塔基四周的草皮。
  2. The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.
     鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。
  3. Nibble awaymeans the same asnibble.
     nibble away 同 nibble
  4. The rabbits nibbled away on the herbaceous plants.
     兔子把那些草本植物一点点地啃吃掉了。
• VERB 蚕食;逐渐影响;渐渐损坏
  If one thingnibbles atanother, it gradually affects, harms, or destroys it.
  1. ...how best to compete with the overseas nations nibbling at our traditional markets...
     如何最有效地与正在蚕食我国传统市场的海外对手竞争
  2. Nibble awaymeans the same asnibble.
     nibble away 同 nibble
  3. Several manufacturers are also nibbling away at Ford's traditional customer base.
     几家制造商也在蚕食福特公司的传统客户群。
• N-COUNT (常为聚会上提供的)点心，小吃
  Nibblesare small snacks such as biscuits, crisps, and nuts that are often offered to you at parties.
  1. ...crisps, nuts, and other nibbles.
     薯片、坚果和其他小零食

双语例句

• Pollen from a trees flowers can attach to the giraffes nose while its nibbling there; when the animal moves on, the pollen is rubbed off onto the next tree used for a snack.
  长颈鹿吃树叶的时候，树上的花的花粉就会落到长颈鹿的鼻子上。当长颈鹿到下一颗树来点加餐时，花粉就会被蹭到上面。
• Honestly, we grew up nibbling her heart away.
  老实讲，我的成长耗尽了她的心血。
• The fish are nibbling ( at) my toes.
  这条鱼在啃我的趾头。
• He was nibbling on the apple.
  他在啃苹果。
• A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower
  一群山羊在啃塔基四周的草皮。
• I picked up a breadstick and began nibbling on the end, measuring his expression.
  我一边拿起一个烘焙面包卷，开始一小口一小口地把它吃完，一边估摸他的表情。
• She is nibbling at the offer of a job in the new company.
  那家新公司请她去工作，她正在考虑接受。
• In Meereen I was a queen in silk, nibbling on stuffed dates and honeyed lamb, she remembered.
  在弥林我是穿着丝绸的女王，靠蜜枣和涂上蜂蜜的羊肉充饥，她回想起来。
• Sheep were nibbling the grass.
  绵羊啃食着草地。
• What insane root she has been nibbling, I know not.
  我不知道她到底啃了什么令人神智迷糊的树根。