nibble
nibble 英 ['nɪb(ə)l] 美 ['nɪbl]
v. 小口咬 n. 一小口
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- 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.
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- v. 小口咬
- n. 一小口
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1. We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives.
我们坐在那儿，喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
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2. He nibbled her ear playfully.
他开玩笑地轻咬着她的耳朵。
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3. She took some cake from the tray and nibbled at it.
她从盘子里拿了块蛋糕小口地吃着。
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4. He nibbled at the idea, but would not make a definite decision.
他对这个主意略感兴趣，但还不愿意作出明确决定。
- nibble (n.) 1650s, "act of nibbling," from nibble (v.). As "a small bite," from 1838.
- 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.
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