| 词汇 | nibbling |
| 释义 | nibbling present 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 nibblingnibbling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. With iterative activities (24c) such as nibbling, to take a nibble denotes one subevent of nibbling (a semelfactive). State recognition of the value of forest resources led to a nibbling away of the previously 'empty and unexplored' interior. Competitive markets abolish themselves, which is perhaps why the government stuffs the private sector's mouth with gold - to keep it nibbling around the edges and providing 'competition' for electives. The stalemate is occurring in the centre and the nibbling is taking place on the flanks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I consider that it is only nibbling at the problem of the highways throughout the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that if one allows nibbling into the green belt one may slightly reduce the amenities of these places for those living there already. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is on the trade routes of the world that this nibbling is most likely to occur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In facing the world with that ferret at its back, all that it is aware of is that the ferret is nibbling at its hindquarters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we have to face the fact that there is nibbling at our present electricity supply situation a tendency for gas consumption to increase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 30 years the coal industry will still only be nibbling at what may last for centuries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there will be this continuing nibbling against this freedom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nowhere, can it be said that a process of nibbling has started. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot go on nibbling at this particular cherry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they are nibbling and nibbling at the social services all the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have spent£105,000 on improving stands and other amenities since the war, but this has really been no more than nibbling at the problem. 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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