单词 | morsel |
释义 | morsel/ˈmɔːs(ə)l![]() noun 1A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful: Juliet pushed a morsel of toast into her mouth...
Synonyms mouthful, bite, nibble, bit, small piece, soupçon, taste, sample, spoonful, forkful, crumb, grain, particle, fragment, fraction, scrap, sliver, shred, pinch, drop, dollop, whit, atom, granule, segment, spot, modicum, gobbet; titbit, bonne bouche informal smidgen, smidge Australian/New Zealand informal skerrick 1.1A small piece or amount: there was a morsel of consolation for the British team...
OriginMiddle English: from Old French, diminutive of mors 'a bite', from Latin mors- 'bitten', from the verb mordere.
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