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1. VERB 啃;一点一点地咬(或吃) If you nibble food, you eat it by biting very small pieces of it, for example because you are not very hungry. 

  • He started to nibble his biscuit...

    他开始啃饼干了。

  • She nibbled at the corner of a piece of dry toast.

    她啃着干巴巴的烤面包的一角。

  • Nibble is also a noun.

    • We each took a nibble.

      我们每人咬了一小口。

2. VERB 轻咬;啃 If you nibble something, you bite it very gently. 

  • John found he was kissing and nibbling her ear...

    约翰意识到自己在亲吻并轻咬她的耳朵。

  • Daniel Winter nibbled on his pen.

    丹尼尔·温特咬着他的钢笔。

3. VERB (动物)小口地啃，蚕食 When an animal nibbles something, it takes small bites of it quickly and repeatedly. 

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

    一群山羊在啃塔基四周的草皮。

  • The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.

    鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。

  • Nibble away means the same as nibble .nibble away 同 nibble

    • The rabbits nibbled away on the herbaceous plants.

      兔子把那些草本植物一点点地啃吃掉了。

4. VERB 蚕食;逐渐影响;渐渐损坏 If one thing nibbles at another, it gradually affects, harms, or destroys it. 

  • ...how best to compete with the overseas nations nibbling at our traditional markets...

    如何最有效地与正在蚕食我国传统市场的海外对手竞争

  • Nibble away means the same as nibble .nibble away 同 nibble

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

      几家制造商也在蚕食福特公司的传统客户群。

5. N-COUNT (常为聚会上提供的)点心，小吃 Nibbles are small snacks such as biscuits, crisps, and nuts that are often offered to you at parties. 

  • ...crisps, nuts, and other nibbles.

    薯片、坚果和其他小零食

1. He was nibbling on the apple.
他在啃苹果。

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