| 单词 | nibble |
| 释义 | nibble (nɪbəl ) Word forms: nibbles , nibbling , nibbled 1. verb If you nibble food, you eat it by biting very small pieces of it, for example because you are not very hungry. He started to nibble his biscuit. [VERB noun] She nibbled at the corner of a piece of dry toast. [V + at/on] Synonyms: bite, eat, peck, pick at Nibble is also a noun. We each took a nibble. 2. verb If you nibble something, you bite it very gently. John found he was kissing and nibbling her ear. [VERB noun] Daniel Winter nibbled on his pen. [V + on/at] 3. verb When an animal nibbles something, it takes small bites of it quickly and repeatedly. A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower. [VERB noun] The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork. [V + at/on] Nibble away means the same as nibble. The rabbits nibbled away on the herbaceous plants. [V P + on/at] 4. verb If one thing nibbles at another, it gradually affects, harms, or destroys it. ...how best to compete with the overseas nations nibbling at our traditional markets. [VERB + at] Nibble away means the same as nibble. Several manufacturers are also nibbling away at Ford's traditional customer base. [VERB PARTICLE + at] 5. countable noun [usually plural] Nibbles are small snacks such as biscuits, crisps, and nuts that are often offered to you at parties. [mainly British] ...crisps, nuts, and other nibbles. Synonyms: snack, bite, taste, peck Collocations: fish nibble People stand and giggle as garra rufa fish nibble at their feet; a trendy healthconscious restaurant overlooks the water. Times, Sunday Times Tiny fish nibble away at the dead skin from her feet, leaving them supersoft. Times, Sunday Times Little fish nibbled at my feet and, on the banks, wild goats drank. Times, Sunday Times The falls thundered just metres away, tiny fish nibbled at our feet, and we felt like the only human beings on the planet. Times, Sunday Times Back at the office, news of another fish nibbling at the end of my line carries little weight. Times, Sunday Times Tiny fish nibble away at the dead skin from her feet, leaving them supersoft. Times, Sunday Times (2010) If there is a moth egg anywhere it will hatch and nibble away energetically inside the bag. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Programme this gadget via an app and it comes out to nibble away at your lawn automatically. The Sun (2015) Successive governments have nibbled away at defence. The Sun (2014) Translations: Chinese: 小口地吃 Japanese: 少しずつかじる |
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