"nubbin" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小突起
• 小塊 (玉米等)

Definition

小突起是指某物上的小凸起、瘤狀物或小塊，比如蔬菜上殘餘的小部分或未發育的玉米穗。也可泛指任何小的突出部分。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞多用於非正式、鄉村或農業語境，常指食物上的小殘留部分（如玉米棒殘餘），也可形容表面的小凸起。日常口語中很少見，帶些趣味或懷舊感。

Examples

I found a nubbin of carrot left on my plate.

我在盤子上發現了一塊胡蘿蔔的**小突起**。

That corn is only a nubbin and cannot be eaten.

那根玉米只是個**小塊**，不能喫。

You can see a small nubbin on the dog's nose.

你可以看到狗鼻子上的**小突起**。

After eating, there was nothing left but a nubbin of bread.

喫完後只剩下一點**小塊**麵包。

He laughed and called his little toe a nubbin because it was so tiny.

他笑著把自己的小腳趾稱為**小突起**，因為太小了。

When the tree was cut down, only a nubbin remained above the ground.

樹被砍倒後，地面上只剩下一個**小突起**。