英语词汇“nestle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nestlenestle /ˈnɛsəl/ verb

ETYMOLOGYnestle

Origin: Old English nestlian, from nest

VERB TABLE

nestle

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	nestle
	he, she, it	nestles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	nestled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have nestled
	he, she, it	has nestled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had nestled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will nestle
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have nestled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am nestling
	he, she, it	is nestling
	you, we, they	are nestling
Past	I, he, she, it	was nestling
	you, we, they	were nestling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been nestling
	he, she, it	has been nestling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been nestling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be nestling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been nestling

1[intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive always + adv./prep.] to move into a comfortable position, pressing your head or body against someone or against something soft: nestle against/beside/by etc. The baby nestled against her mother’s neck.2[intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive always passive] literary to be in a position that is protected from wind, rain, etc.: nestle among/between/in etc. something Pink and blue houses nestle under the cliffs.be nestled among/between/in etc. something The lake was nestled among the hills.