the nibbling of sth
作名词时常用 the nibbling of 结构，用 of 引出啃咬的主体或对象。
The nibbling of the mice kept her awake all night.
老鼠的啃咬声让她整夜无法入睡。
轻咬；小口咬
微调；蚕食；啃咬的动作或声音；小的调整或侵占；步冲轮廓法；抗偏驶性；分段剪切
啃咬的动作或声音
The act or sound of one who nibbles.
小的调整或侵占
A small adjustment or encroachment.
She was nibbling on a piece of cheese while reading.
她一边看书一边小口啃着一块奶酪。
用法提示：nibbling作为动名词表示持续的小口啃咬动作。
The rabbit's constant nibbling wore down the carrot.
兔子不停地小口啃咬，把胡萝卜啃光了。
用法提示：nibbling作为名词描述动物的啃咬行为。
A little nibbling of the cake is enough for me.
对我来说，尝一小口蛋糕就够了。
用法提示：nibbling作为名词指少量进食的动作。
作名词时常用 the nibbling of 结构，用 of 引出啃咬的主体或对象。
The nibbling of the mice kept her awake all night.
老鼠的啃咬声让她整夜无法入睡。
指反复小口地吃，作名词时可后接 on，引出所吃的食物。
Constant nibbling on sugary snacks is bad for your teeth.
不停地小口吃含糖零食对牙齿有害。
表示一点点地侵占或蚕食，常与 at 连用，前面可加 a。
The new rules amount to a nibbling at the edges of press freedom.
这些新规定相当于对新闻自由边缘的蚕食。
grammar · medium
易错句子She likes to nibbling biscuits in the afternoon.
正确表达She likes to nibble biscuits in the afternoon.
不定式符号 to 后必须接动词原形，不能用 -ing 形式；nibbling 是名词或现在分词，不能作不定式。
grammar · medium
易错句子I heard a nibbling coming from the hamster's cage.
正确表达I heard nibbling coming from the hamster's cage.
表示“啃咬的动作或声音”时，nibbling 是不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词 a；若要表示一次啃咬，可用 a nibble。
grammar · medium
易错句子We served some nibbling at the party.
正确表达We served some nibbles at the party.
表示“少量零食、小点心”时用可数名词 nibble（常用复数 nibbles）；nibbling 指啃咬的动作，不表示食物。
gnawing 指用牙齿反复用力啃硬东西（如骨头、木头），强调持续、费力；nibbling 指小口轻咬，动作轻而快，常指一点点地吃东西。两者都可作名词，表示这种动作或声音。
biting 泛指“咬”，多为一次用力咬下；nibbling 强调连续的小口轻咬。另外，biting 还常用作形容词，表示“刺骨的”或“尖刻的”，nibbling 没有这种形容词用法。
niggling 与 nibbling 拼写、读音相近，但意思不同：niggling 形容琐碎、微不足道却挥之不去的事物（如疑虑、疼痛、细节）；nibbling 是“小口咬”或“蚕食、侵占”。注意不要把 niggling doubt 误写成 nibbling doubt。
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