nibble

英['nɪbl]美['nɪbl]
  • v. 一点点地咬；轻咬；吹毛求疵；（审慎地）表示有意接受
  • n. 轻咬；少量

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自 nib, 鸟嘴，喙，引申词义小口咬。
      verb(动词)
      1. [ I or T ] 啃，小口咬
      2. [ T ] 反复轻咬
      noun(名词)
      1. [ C ] 啃，小口咬
      2. （在两餐之间或餐前搭配酒精饮料吃的）点心，小吃
      3. [ S ] 有兴趣的表示

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I or T ] 啃，小口咬

      Do you have some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up?

      你有花生让我们边吃边活跃聚会气氛吗？

      A mouse has nibbled through the computer cables.

      老鼠啃断了计算机的电缆线。

      Jenny's hamster's nibbled a hole in the sofa.

      珍妮的仓鼠把沙发咬了个洞。

    2. [ T ] 反复轻咬

      She nibbled his ear.

      她轻轻地咬着他的耳朵。

    noun(名词)
    1. [ C ] 啃，小口咬

      Just take/have a nibble to see if you like the taste.

      就咬一小口看看你是否喜欢这味道。

    2. （在两餐之间或餐前搭配酒精饮料吃的）点心，小吃

      I bought some crisps, nuts, and other nibbles.

      我买了些薯片、干果和其他小吃。

    3. [ S ] 有兴趣的表示

      Our house was on the market for six months and there wasn't a single nibble.

      我们的房屋已经公开出售6个月，但无人问津。

    小知识

    To nibble is to eat in tiny bites. If you nibble your chocolate chip cookie while your sister gobbles hers quickly, yours will last much longer.

    Your pet rabbit probably nibbles on the carrots you give him, and he might even nibble, or bite very softly, on your fingers. Any one of these gentle or small bites can be called a nibble. The word probably stems from the Low German nibbeln, “to gnaw.”

    实用短语

    1. user nibble

      用户节目内容分类

    2. nibble input

      半字节输入

    3. to nibble at the food

      一点一点的吃

    4. low nibble

      低效半字节

    5. high nibble

      高效半字节,存器的值,位元组,高内存区域

    6. nibble mode

    7. gribble nibble

      千里之堤,毁于水虱

    8. power nibble

      电力轻剪

    9. frost nibble

      她有冰封禁制

    常用短语

    1. nibble at

      一点一点地咬；吹毛求疵；啃

    单词用法

    词组短语
    nibble at一点一点地咬；吹毛求疵；啃；
    词源考究
    来自nib，鸟嘴，喙，引申词义小口咬。

    同义词

    vt.细咬;咀嚼

    chew  /  munch

    其他释义

    eat  /  snack  /  chew  /  munch  /  crumb