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nuzzle sb/sth
通常用于动物，表示用鼻子轻轻触碰以示亲昵。
The horse nuzzled her hand.
马用鼻子蹭了蹭她的手。
用鼻子蹭；用鼻子摩挲
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
用鼻子蹭；用鼻子摩挲
to press or rub the nose or face against someone or something, usually affectionately
The horse nuzzled her hand.
马用鼻子蹭了蹭她的手。
将(鼻子、口鼻部、脸或头部,或某物体)推或顶到某物上或某物里。
To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an object) against or into something.
用鼻子、脸等或某物体摩擦或触碰(某人或某物)。
To rub or touch (someone or something) with the nose, face, etc., or an object.
主要指动物:用鼻子或口鼻部从地下挖出(某物,尤其是食物)；拱土。
Chiefly of an animal: to dig (something, especially food) out of the ground using the nose or snout; to root.
常接in或into:将鼻子、口鼻部、嘴、脸等贴近或推入某人或某物；用鼻子或口鼻部等触碰某人或某物。
Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.
nuzzle
Base
原形
nuzzles
3rd person
第三人称单数
nuzzling
-ing
现在分词
nuzzled
Past
过去式
nuzzled
Past participle
过去分词
The puppy nuzzles its mother.
小狗用鼻子蹭它的妈妈。
She nuzzled into his shoulder.
她把脸依偎进他的肩膀。
He is nuzzling the horse's neck.
他正用鼻子蹭马的脖子。
常用于动物或人用鼻子轻蹭、依偎，表示亲昵。
The puppy nuzzled its mother to show affection.
小狗用鼻子蹭它的妈妈以示亲昵。
The horse nuzzled my shoulder, looking for a treat.
那匹马用鼻子蹭我的肩膀，想要点吃的。
The baby nuzzles her mother's cheek before falling asleep.
婴儿入睡前用脸蹭妈妈的脸颊。
通常用于动物，表示用鼻子轻轻触碰以示亲昵。
The horse nuzzled her hand.
马用鼻子蹭了蹭她的手。
against 后接被触碰的部位或对象。
The dog nuzzled against my leg.
狗用鼻子蹭着我的腿。
宾语是名词时可说 nuzzle out sth；宾语是代词时只能放在中间。
The pig nuzzled a truffle out of the ground.
猪从地里拱出一块松露。
Not this
The puppy nuzzled to my hand.
Use this
The puppy nuzzled my hand.
nuzzle 表示“用鼻子蹭”时是及物动词，直接接被蹭的部位或人，不用介词 to。
Not this
The cat nuzzled up me.
Use this
The cat nuzzled up to me.
nuzzle up to 是固定搭配，意为“依偎过去、凑近蹭”，介词 to 不能省略。
Not this
The baby nuzzled with her mother.
Use this
The baby nuzzled her mother.
nuzzle 的对象应直接作宾语，不用 with 引出；with 只表示工具或伴随，不是动作目标。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
把鼻子贴进；依偎
The horse nuzzled into my open hand.
马把鼻子贴进我摊开的手掌。
用鼻子蹭；贴着
The cat nuzzled against my leg.
猫用鼻子蹭我的腿。
亲昵地凑近；依偎
The puppy nuzzled up to its mother.
小狗亲昵地依偎着妈妈。
用鼻子摩挲某人的脖子
He gently nuzzled her neck.
他轻轻用鼻子摩挲她的脖子。
用鼻子拱地
The pig nuzzled the ground in search of food.
猪用鼻子拱地寻找食物。
用鼻子拱出；扒出
The dog nuzzled out an old bone from the garden.
狗从花园里用鼻子拱出一根旧骨头。
依偎，亲昵地蹭
The child nuzzled up to his mother.
孩子依偎在母亲身边。
把脸（或鼻子）埋进
She nuzzled into the warm blanket.
她把脸埋进温暖的毯子里。
用鼻子轻轻蹭
The horse nuzzled against my shoulder.
马用鼻子轻蹭我的肩膀。
Use nuzzle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
小狗把鼻子埋进你怀里轻轻拱蹭——nuzzle就是这种用鼻子的亲昵动作。
语域：mixed 常见场景：与伴侣、孩子或宠物亲昵互动时、描述动物用鼻子拱土或掘出东西时 nuzzle”在表示“用鼻子或脸蹭（表示亲昵）”时，日常口语和文学作品中都常见，语气温和中性；在表示“用鼻子拱、掘”时，多用于描述动物行为的场景，也比较直接、非正式。总体不是一个很正式的用词，但也不算粗俗，正式程度需视具体搭配和语境而定。
nuzzle rhymes with muzzle, guzzle, and puzzle (all have /ˈ...zəl/). nozzle and sizzle are lookalikes but do not rhyme: nozzle has /ɒ/ (or /ɑː/ in American English) and sizzle has /ɪ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.