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

A morsel is a small amount of something, a tid-bit, a sliver, usually of something of high-quality and much desired — like a morsel of dark chocolate or a morsel of secret information.

Originally it referred specifically to food — a nineteenth century lady might partake of a "dainty morsel" to eat, for example. More often than not morsel now refers to non-food items: a morsel of good taste; a morsel of common sense, and, of course, most popular of all, a morsel of gossip. That's why, like all good food, all good gossip is juicy.

WORD FAMILY

morsel: morsels

USAGE EXAMPLES

A morsel of tempura-fried geoduck belly dipped in oyster mayonnaise was the most unforgettable bite at Scout’s chef’s counter.

Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016)

In these cases, I recommend miserly self-control, and letting every morsel dissolve completely on the tongue.

The New Yorker(Dec 13, 2016)

SCOTT: My favorite Emma Stone moment in “La La Land” — and this is saying a lot — is a very small morsel of multidimensional bravura.

New York Times(Dec 08, 2016)

1n a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

bit, bite

chaw, chew, cud, plug, quid, wad

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

crumb

small piece of e.g. bread or cake

sop, sops

piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

breadcrumb

crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening

cracker crumbs

crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening

mouthful, taste

a small amount eaten or drunk

2n a small quantity of anything

a morsel of paper was all he needed

Hyper

small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

单词	morsel
释义	morsel (once / 1115 pages) n A morsel is a small amount of something, a tid-bit, a sliver, usually of something of high-quality and much desired — like a morsel of dark chocolate or a morsel of secret information. Originally it referred specifically to food — a nineteenth century lady might partake of a "dainty morsel" to eat, for example. More often than not morsel now refers to non-food items: a morsel of good taste; a morsel of common sense, and, of course, most popular of all, a morsel of gossip. That's why, like all good food, all good gossip is juicy. WORD FAMILY morsel: morsels USAGE EXAMPLES A morsel of tempura-fried geoduck belly dipped in oyster mayonnaise was the most unforgettable bite at Scout’s chef’s counter. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) In these cases, I recommend miserly self-control, and letting every morsel dissolve completely on the tongue. The New Yorker(Dec 13, 2016) SCOTT: My favorite Emma Stone moment in “La La Land” — and this is saying a lot — is a very small morsel of multidimensional bravura. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1n a small amount of solid food; a mouthful Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper bit, bite chaw, chew, cud, plug, quid, wad a wad of something chewable as tobacco crumb small piece of e.g. bread or cake sop, sops piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid breadcrumb crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening cracker crumbs crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening mouthful, taste a small amount eaten or drunk 2n a small quantity of anything a morsel of paper was all he needed Hyper small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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