| 单词 | nibble |
| 释义 | nibble (once / 1772 pages) vn To nibble is to eat in tiny bites. If you nibble your chocolate chip cookie while your sister gobbles hers quickly, yours will last much longer. Your pet rabbit probably nibbles on the carrots you give him, and he might even nibble, or bite very softly, on your fingers. Any one of these gentle or small bites can be called a nibble. The word probably stems from the Low German nibbeln, "to gnaw." WORD FAMILYnibble: nibbled, nibbler, nibbles, nibbling+/nibbler: nibblers USAGE EXAMPLESIf some of the nibbles and starters sound familiar, they taste fresh in the hands of chef Trabocchi. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Over the next several years, rivals nibbled away at Avaya’s sales. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) High-end bars are ergonomically designed for a thumb to snap off a guilt-free nibble at a time, wrapped in elegant foil and cardboard. Wall Street Journal(Dec 19, 2016) 1v bite off very small pieces She nibbled on her cracker Hyper bite, seize with teeth to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws 2v bite gently The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear Hyper bite, seize with teeth to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws 3v eat intermittently; take small bites of She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles Syn|Hyper pick, piece eat take in solid food 4n a small byte Syn|Hyper nybble computer memory unit a unit for measuring computer memory 5n gentle biting Hyper bite, chomp the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws |
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