nibble
英 ['nɪb(ə)l]
美 ['nɪbl]
- vi. 細咬；一點一點地咬；吹毛求疵
- vt. 細咬；一點一點地咬；吹毛求疵
- n. 輕咬；啃；細咬
助記提示
1. 貓和老鼠中的一隻小老鼠的角色：它是一個由傑瑞收養的小灰鼠棄兒，通常穿白色尿布，非常貪吃，肚子餓的時候幾乎任何東西都能吃（如蠟燭）。名字叫小不點兒（Nibbles，1954年起改名泰菲Tuffy）。
2. nip => nibble.
中文詞源
nibble 小口咬來自nib,鳥嘴，喙，引申詞義小口咬。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.
- 鳥兒們緊貼在牆上，啄著磚縫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Instead of snacking on crisps and chocolate, nibble on celery or carrot.
- 不要把薯片和巧克力當零食來吃，要吃些芹菜和胡蘿卜。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. We each took a nibble.
- 我們每人咬了一小口。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He started to nibble his biscuit.
- 他開始啃餅幹了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Each nibble was eaten with the air of an epicure.
- 每小塊食物都吃得津津有味的樣子.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》