"nibble" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 輕咬
• 小口吃

Definition

指慢慢地或輕輕地一點一點喫東西，也可以指輕咬。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於表示小口地喫或輕咬，常見於零食或食慾不大時。也可比喻（如'nibble at an idea'）。比'bite'溫和。

Examples

The rabbit likes to nibble on carrots.

兔子喜歡**輕咬**紅蘿蔔。

She nibbled a piece of cheese at the party.

她在聚會上**小口吃**了一塊起司。

Please don’t nibble your nails.

請不要**咬**你的指甲。

He just nibbled at his sandwich because he wasn’t very hungry.

他只是**小口吃**三明治，因為他不是很餓。

Sometimes I nibble on snacks while watching TV.

有時我看電視時會**小口吃**零食。

The puppy tried to nibble my fingers when I played with it.

小狗在我和它玩耍時試圖**輕咬**我的手指。