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单词 nestle
释义 nes·tle
\ˈnesəl\ verb
(nestled ; nestled ; nestling \-s(ə)liŋ\ ; nestles)
Etymology: Middle English nestlen, from Old English nestlian, from nest + -lian -le
intransitive verb
1. archaic
 a. : to make or occupy a nest : settle in a nest
 b. : to make one's home : take up abode
2.
 a. : to settle snugly or comfortably : take up a cozy, warm, or affectionate position
  < nestled quietly into the cushions >
  < the infant nestled at his mother's breast >
 b. : to press or lie close : cuddle
  < she had nestled down with him, that his head might lie upon her arm — Charles Dickens >
3. : to lie embosomed, embedded, or sheltered : seem at home or naturally located
 < settlements nestled in narrow valleys and ravines — J.F.Embree & W.L.Thomas >
4. dialect chiefly England : to be restless : fidget
transitive verb
1. : to settle, shelter, or house in or as if in a nest
 < nestled himself into the warm bed >
 < nestled the monkey's body in the crook of his arm — Joseph Whitehill >
2. : to press or snuggle close or affectionately
 < nestled her shoulder close against him >
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