nibbling是什么意思？

nibbling

英['nɪbəlɪŋ] 美['nɪbəlɪŋ]

• v. 啃，一点一点地咬（吃）( nibble的现在分词 )，啃出（洞），一点一点咬出（洞），慢慢减少，小口咬；

例句

• We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿，喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
• 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。
• 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。
• ...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
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  轻咬;啃
  If you nibble something, you bite it very gently.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  (动物)小口地啃，蚕食
  When an animal nibbles something, it takes small bites of it quickly and repeatedly.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  蚕食;逐渐影响;渐渐损坏
  If one thing nibbles at another, it gradually affects, harms, or destroys it.
  例句
  ...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
• 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.
  例句
  ...crisps, nuts, and other nibbles. 薯片、坚果和其他小零食