nibble

1. V-T/V-I If you nibble food, you eat it by biting very small pieces of it, for example because you are not very hungry. 小口地吃

Linda lay face down on a living room couch, nibbling popcorn. 琳达趴在客厅的一张沙发上，小口吃着爆米花。

She nibbled at a piece of dry toast. 她小口啃着一片干面包。

2. N-COUNT Nibble is also a noun. 一小口

We each took a nibble. 我们每人吃了一小口。

3. V-T/V-I If you nibble something, you bite it very gently. 轻咬

John found he was kissing and nibbling her ear. 约翰发觉他正轻轻吻咬她的耳朵。

Daniel nibbled on his pen. 丹尼尔轻轻咬着他的钢笔。

4. V-T/V-I When an animal nibbles something, it takes small bites of it quickly and repeatedly. (动物) 啃啄

A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower. 一群山羊正在啃着塔基周围的草皮。

The birds nibble at the brickwork. 鸟儿们啄着砖墙。

5. PHRASAL VERB Nibble away means the same as . 啃啄

The rabbits nibbled away on the herbaceous plants. 野兔把那些草本植物慢慢啃光了。

6. V-I If one thing nibbles at another, it gradually affects, harms, or destroys it. 逐渐影响; 逐渐破坏

It was all going according to plan, yet small doubts kept nibbling at the edges of his mind. 一切都在按计划进行，只是一些小小的疑虑一直在折磨着他。

7. PHRASAL VERB Nibble away means the same as . 逐步的破坏影响

Several manufacturers are also nibbling away at Ford's traditional customer base. 几家制造商也正在蚕食福特公司传统的客户基础。