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VERB
啃;一點一點地咬(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...
他開始啃餅干了。
She nibbled at the corner of a piece of dry toast.
她啃著干巴巴的烤面包的一角。
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VERB
輕咬;啃
If you nibble something, you bite it very gently.
例句
John found he was kissing and nibbling her ear...
約翰意識到自己在親吻并輕咬她的耳朵。
Daniel Winter nibbled on his pen.
丹尼爾·溫特咬著他的鋼筆。
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VERB
(動物)小口地啃，蠶食
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.
鳥兒們緊貼在墻上，啄著磚縫。
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VERB
蠶食;逐漸影響;漸漸損壞
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...
如何最有效地與正在蠶食我國傳統市場的海外對手競爭
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N-COUNT
(常為聚會上提供的)點心，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、堅果和其他小零食