A soft voice cried from the parlour: "Nibble, nibble, gnaw, who is nibbling at my little house?"
一个柔和的声音从屋子里喊道:“啃吧,啃吧,咬啊咬,谁在啃我的小房子?”
This is strange because the sorts of lab animals the researchers looked attend to be given lots of food and left to nibble at leisure.
这很奇怪,因为研究人员观察的各种实验室动物往往被给予大量食物,且让它们在闲暇时一点一点蚕食。
The birds nibble at the brickwork.
鸟儿们啄着砖墙。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》We each took a nibble.
我们每人吃了一小口。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》It was like being a mouse, only daring to nibble a little bit at a time.
它就像一只老鼠,一次只敢吃一点点。
When offered anything unusual to eat, a pig will sniff at it and nibble gently.
当提供不同以往的食物时,猪会嗅,并轻轻地啃。
Fish pedicure is a beauty treatment that involves immersing the feet in a tank of water containing Garra rufu fish, which nibble off dead and thickened skin.
鱼疗是一种美体方式,主要做法是将双脚浸在有墨头鱼游弋的水池中,让这些小鱼啃食除去足部的死皮和老茧。
Then they would sit down to nibble on the cheese.
然后他们才会坐下来咀嚼奶酪。
When guests are drinking and have nothing to nibble on.
客人得到的账单是湿的而且有污迹。
The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.
鸟儿们紧贴在墙上,啄着砖缝。
Do you choose a particular drink or something to nibble?
会不会喝一点特别的饮料或吃点什么?
We wait and wait, but the fish do not nibble on our lines.
我们等啊等,但是鱼没有咬我们的线。
I don't mind waiting patienly all day without getting a nibble.
我不介意终日没吃东西的等候。
Seven treasures laugh and lower the head to silently nibble a cake.
七宝笑笑,低下头默默的啃面包。
Under the broken birdhouse a mouse plays with a nibble of yesterday's bread.
破烂的鸟舍中一只老鼠啃着昨天的面包。
Under the broken birdhouse a mouse plays with a nibble of yesterday \ 's bread.
老鼠在破碎的鸟巢下玩耍,一点一点地啃着昨天剩下的面包。
Martin said it was like being a mouse, only daring to nibble a little bit at a time.
马丁笑侃,我们像是每次只敢啃那么一小口食物的老鼠。
Although he is carnivorous, he will also eat vegetables, and when sickly he will nibble grass.
他虽然是肉食性,他也会吃蔬菜,害病的时候,他会蚕食草。
In between, you drink, nibble and take cold baths (or use the garden hose for an impromptu shower).
泡桑拿的间隙,你可以喝酒、吃零食、洗个冷水浴(或者用消防用的橡胶软管冲个澡)。
Then back in Spain, they trained a strain of Pseudomonas bacteria to preferentially nibble salt blooms.
回到西班牙后,他们便培养了一种可以优先吞食盐层的假单胞菌。
Palestinians are justifiably worried that these projects nibble away at the land available for their future state.
巴勒斯坦人有理由担心,这些工程会一点点侵蚀他们未来国家的土地。
The latter is exquisitely tasty and makes for a good zakuska – a snack to nibble on after downing a shot of vodka.
后者是一种雅库式的寿司,味道鲜美,可以做成很好的拼盘,在喝下一口伏特加后是很好的小食。
So while McDonald's takes a bite out of Starbucks' clientele, Starbucks has begun to nibble in Mickey D's terrain.
这样一来,虽然麦当劳拉走了星巴克咖啡的一些顾客,但是星巴克咖啡也开始侵入麦当劳的领地。
The volunteers were given Kit Kat bars to nibble, while the TV person ate either a Kit Kat or grapes as they talked.
志愿者们一边看电视,一边小口吃奇巧巧克力棒,而推荐人在说话时或吃奇巧巧克力棒,或吃葡萄。
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一点一点地咬;吹毛求疵;啃