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. 啃;一点一点地咬(或吃) [Also VERB]
SYN bite, eat, peck, pick at
Nibble is also a noun.
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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. 轻咬;啃
3 VERB (动物)小口地啃,蚕食 When an animal nibbles something, it takes small bites of it quickly and repeatedly. (动物)小口地啃,蚕食 [Also VERB]
Nibble away means the same as
nibble .
nibble away 同 nibble 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. 蚕食;逐渐影响;渐渐损坏
Nibble away means the same as
nibble .
nibble away 同 nibble 5 N-COUNT [usually plural] (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. (常为聚会上提供的)点心,小吃 [mainly British]
SYN snack, bite, taste, peck
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