| 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 FAMILYmorsel: morsels USAGE EXAMPLESA 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 crumbsmall piece of e.g. bread or cake sop, sopspiece of solid food for dipping in a liquid breadcrumbcrumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening cracker crumbscrumbs 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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