| 词汇 | nibbled |
| 释义 | nibbled past simple and past participle ofnibble nibble verb uk /ˈnɪb.əl/ us /ˈnɪb.əl/ [ I or T ] to eat something by taking a lot of small bites: 啃，小口咬 Do you have some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up?你有花生让我们边吃边活跃聚会气氛吗？ A mouse has nibbled through the computer cables.老鼠啃断了计算机的电缆线。 Jenny's hamster's nibbled a hole in the sofa.珍妮的仓鼠把沙发咬了个洞。 to chew food chewMake sure you chew your food thoroughly. biteShe bit into the apple. nibbleShe nibbled on peanuts while waiting for her dinner to cook. munchHe munched popcorn throughout the whole film. crunchShe was crunching on an apple. chompHe was chomping a chocolate bar. [ T ] to bite something gently and repeatedly: 反复轻咬 She nibbled his ear.她轻轻地咬着他的耳朵。 Biting, chewing & swallowing bit bite biter champ chew chew on something chomp crunch dunk gnaw lick masticate mastication masticatory munch peck at something rumination suck unbitten unchewable Phrasal verbnibble (away) at something Examples of nibblednibbled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They declined, however, to eat pupae of any species, though they nibbled at them occasionally. It nibbled at the boundaries of what respectability might want to construct as private. They have simply nibbled at the fringes of the problem instead of tackling it head on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only result has been that one industrialist "nibbled" but went away and there is no prospective development there at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who are concerned with women workers know in how many ingenious ways wages are nibbled at, and this provision would make that illegal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The local authority ought not to have its powers nibbled into by this or any other body. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have had my hair nibbled in front. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here, again, we are faced with a problem at which, in my view, we have hitherto rather nibbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that only the margins have been nibbled so far, but future trends are in the wrong direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very difficult to pin it down precisely, but the quota system is being nibbled away at the edges by some fishermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Already we see the limits being nibbled away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This has happened partly because we have nibbled at the edges of the problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have missed an opportunity and have nibbled at this question instead of attacking it with some sort of courage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet, without eternal vigilance freedom may be nibbled away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been nibbled into in a number of ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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