have a nibble (at/on sth)
nibble 作名词用时常与 have 搭配,表示“咬一小口”。
She had a nibble at the biscuit.
她咬了一小口饼干。
一小口(食物);(亲昵或玩闹的)轻咬;半字节;兴趣;有意向的表示;小口快咬的动作,尤指用门牙咬;所咬的一口或几口。
a small quick bite, or a series of small bites, especially with the front teeth
小口快咬的动作,尤指用门牙咬;所咬的一口或几口。
An act of taking a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, especially with the front teeth; the bite or bites so taken.
存储器单位,等于半个字节,主要即四位。
A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits.
对人或动物或其身体部位的轻咬,尤指亲昵或嬉闹的咬;轻掐。
A light bite of a person or animal, or part of their body, especially one which is loving or playful; a nip.
通过小口咬入口中的食物量;一小口。
An amount of food that is or can be taken into the mouth through a small bite; a small mouthful.
对某事物(如商业机会或提议)的轻微兴趣表现。
A slight show of interest in something, such as a commercial opportunity or a proposal.
She took a small nibble of the cookie to check if it was fresh.
她咬了一小口饼干,看看是否新鲜。
用法提示:nibble 用作名词,表示轻咬的一小口。
We set out a bowl of nibbles for the guests before the main meal.
我们在主菜前为客人准备了一碗小点心。
用法提示:nibbles 作为名词复数,指少量零食或开胃小食。
The mouse took a nibble of the cheese and ran away.
老鼠咬了一小口奶酪然后跑掉了。
用法提示:nibble 用作名词,指小动物轻轻咬下的一小口。
nibble 作名词用时常与 have 搭配,表示“咬一小口”。
She had a nibble at the biscuit.
她咬了一小口饼干。
介词 of 后接所咬的食物。
He took a nibble of the cheese.
他咬了一小口奶酪。
此义指亲昵或玩闹的轻咬,常用于人或动物。
The puppy gave my finger a playful nibble.
小狗开玩笑地轻咬了一下我的手指。
比 nibble 更通用,可指任何咬一口的動作或分量;不限定小口或輕柔。
语气更轻更短,常指人或动物开玩笑式的轻咬;也可指用指甲掐一下,范围比 nibble 广。
常用于鸟类用喙轻啄,或指仓促的轻吻;重点在快速、浅,不像 nibble 强调用前齿慢慢咬。
grammar · medium
易错句子She took nibble of the cheese.
正确表达She took a nibble of the cheese.
nibble 作名词表示“轻咬一下”时是可数名词,单数形式前必须加冠词 a,不能省略成 took nibble。
grammar · medium
易错句子He took a few nibble of the cookie.
正确表达He took a few nibbles of the cookie.
nibble 是可数名词,在 a few 后要用复数形式 nibbles,表示“轻轻咬了几口”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave me a nibble in my shoulder.
正确表达She gave me a nibble on my shoulder.
表示在身体部位上亲昵地轻咬时,介词要用 on,而不用 in;in 表示“在…里面”,放在 shoulder 前不合逻辑。
本词条取“轻咬/小口咬”的名词义;nibble 指小口、快速的轻咬,gulp 则是大口吞咽,二者在动作幅度和方式上相反,不能互换。
指大张其口地咬或咀嚼,与 nibble 的小口轻咬相对;chomp 侧重力度和幅度,nibble 侧重轻巧。
nibble 指用门牙一下一下地小口轻咬,常带反复或细碎感;bite 指一次较用力或较大口的咬,也可指咬下的一口食物。
nibble 是轻轻反复的小咬,不带攻击性;nip 是一下子又轻又快的咬或掐,常带突然的劲道。
nibble 指“小口咬”这个动作或连续几下小咬;morsel 指食物本身的一小份、一小块,不指咬的动作。
咬一小口
She took a nibble of the apple to see if it was sweet.
她咬了一小口苹果,看看甜不甜。
吃一点点;咬几小口
I had a nibble of the chocolate and put the rest away.
我吃了一点巧克力,把剩下的收了起来。
一小口奶酪
He offered me a nibble of his cheese.
他让我咬了一点他的奶酪。
亲昵地轻咬
The puppy gave her finger a playful nibble.
小狗亲昵地轻咬了一下她的手指。
这里一口那里一口;零星的几口
We just had a nibble here and there before dinner.
晚饭前我们只是这里一口那里一口地吃了点东西。
指两餐之间吃的少量食物,与 nibble 的“小口吃”场景常同时出现。
强调极小的一份食物,呼应 nibble 所表达的少量咬食。
指诱人的一小口食物,常用于品尝、小口进食的语境。
小口咬食后常会留下碎屑,属于 nibble 动作后的相关场景。
正餐前的小份食物,与 nibble 的“少而轻”的进食概念相关。
得到一点回应;产生些许兴趣
They advertised the car online and got a couple of nibbles.
他们在网上发布了卖车广告,已得到几份询价。
试着尝试;小试一下
Some investors took a nibble on the stock this morning.
一些投资者今天早上试探性地买入了一点那只股票。
随便吃点东西;快速吃点零食
Let's grab a nibble before the movie starts.
电影开始前咱们先随便吃点东西吧。
咬吧,咬吧,小老鼠,是谁在咬我的小房子?
In the fairy tale 'Hansel and Gretel', this is the witch's rhyme as the children take nibbles from her candy house.
在童话《汉塞尔与格莱特》中,两个孩子小口啃咬女巫糖果屋时,女巫念出这首童谣。
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