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nib.ble (obj)5nIb76vto eat (something) by taking a lot of small bites啃; 一点点地吃We ought to have some peanuts to nibble while the party warms up. [T]晚会进行得越来越活跃，我们真该弄点花生吃吃。I don't really feel like having a proper meal, but I wouldn't mind something to nibble (on/at). [T; I + prep]我不是真的想吃一顿正正规规的饭，不过吃点东西也无妨。A mouse has nibbled through the cables that link our computers together. [I]老鼠啃了连接我们计算机的电缆线。Jenny's hamster's nibbled a hole in the sofa. [T]詹妮的仓鼠在沙发上咬了一个洞。She nibbled (= bit gently and repeatedly) his ear. [T]她轻轻咬着他的耳朵。(fig.) Even when inflation is low, it nibbles away at (= slowly reduces) people's savings, reducing their value considerably over several years. [I] (fig.)即使通货膨胀不高，它也在慢慢侵蚀人们的储蓄，在几年里使其大大贬值。Investors started to nibble at (= buy small amounts of ) the company's shares after the new contract was announced. [I]在新合同公布后，投资者们开始少量购买这家公司的股票。
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