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nibbling['nibliŋ]nibble['nibl]- vt.
- 一点一点地吃(或咬);啃:
He nibbled a piece of bread while drawing a picture. 他一边画画儿一边啃着一片面包。 - 轻咬;轻轻地掐:
He nibbled me not to talk about it. 他轻轻掐了我一下,让我别把这件事说出去。 - 一点点地去掉,蚕食:
His lofty ideas were nibbled by years. 他的雄心壮志被岁月慢慢磨掉了。
- vi.
- 一点点地咬(或吃);啃:
Then they nibbled at their supper for about one hour. 然后,他们用了将近一个小时的时间,慢慢享用他们的晚餐。 - 一点一点地轻咬;蚕食:
to nibble at another country's territory 蚕食他国领土 - 吹毛求疵,找碴儿;抨击:
Don't nibble, I don't want to quarrel with you now. 别找碴儿,我今天可不想和你吵架。 - 谨慎地着手;胆怯地对待:
Don't nibble at your picture if you want to be a painter. 如果你想成为一名画家,你就不要缩手缩脚地不敢下笔。 - (对诱惑、建议、交易等)显出有意接受的样子:
It seems that he'll nibble at my trick soon. 看来,他很快就要上我的当了。
- n.
- 啃;一点点儿地咬(或吃)
- 轻咬;轻掐
- 咬一小口的量,少量;一小口
- [口语]很少的食物
- 【计算机】半个字节,4个比特
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