nibble /ˈnɪbəl/ TEM8 ( nibbling, nibbled, nibbles )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you nibble food, you eat it by biting very small pieces of it, for example because you are not very hungry. 小口地吃

  例：

  Linda lay face down on a living room couch, nibbling popcorn.

  琳达趴在客厅的一张沙发上，小口吃着爆米花。

  例：

  She nibbled at a piece of dry toast.

  她小口啃着一片干面包。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Nibble is also a noun. 一小口

  例：

  We each took a nibble.

  我们每人吃了一小口。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If you nibble something, you bite it very gently. 轻咬

  例：

  John found he was kissing and nibbling her ear.

  约翰发觉他正轻轻吻咬她的耳朵。

  例：

  Daniel nibbled on his pen.

  丹尼尔轻轻咬着他的钢笔。

• 4. 

  V-T/V-I When an animal nibbles something, it takes small bites of it quickly and repeatedly. (动物) 啃啄

  例：

  A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower.

  一群山羊正在啃着塔基周围的草皮。

  例：

  The birds nibble at the brickwork.

  鸟儿们啄着砖墙。

• 5. 

  PHRASAL VERB Nibble away means the same as . 啃啄

  例：

  The rabbits nibbled away on the herbaceous plants.

  野兔把那些草本植物慢慢啃光了。

• 6. 

  V-I If one thing nibbles at another, it gradually affects, harms, or destroys it. 逐渐影响; 逐渐破坏

  例：

  It was all going according to plan, yet small doubts kept nibbling at the edges of his mind.

  一切都在按计划进行，只是一些小小的疑虑一直在折磨着他。

• 7. 

  PHRASAL VERB Nibble away means the same as . 逐步的破坏影响

  例：

  Several manufacturers are also nibbling away at Ford's traditional customer base.

  几家制造商也正在蚕食福特公司传统的客户基础。