nestling

英['nestlɪŋ] 美['nestlɪŋ]
  • n. 尚未离巢的小鸟;婴孩
  • 动词nestle的现在分词形式.
GRE
    n. (名词)
    1. 婴儿
    2. 刚孵出的雏鸟
    3. 幼小动物
    4. 未离巢的小鸟
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    1. 动词nestle的现在分词形式

英英释义

Noun:
  1. young bird not yet fledged

  2. a young person of either sex;

    "she writes books for children"
    "they're just kids"
    "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

1. Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children's home.
孩子们的家就在附近的山里。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Across hills and rivers , they walked more than two hundred kilometres and arrived at a little hamlet nestling in the green mountains.
他们跋山涉水,步行二百余公里,来到了一个青山环抱的小村庄.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Someone was turning over papers , making a nestling noise.
有谁在那里翻着什么纸张,悉悉窣窣的.

来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

4. Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children's home.
孩子们的家就在附近的山里。

来自辞典例句

5. I guessed they had a nestling.
我猜到,是它们,有了雏儿.

来自汉英文学 - 现代散文

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. One feels good nestling like a baby on its breast.
      一个人象婴孩那样地偎依在它的怀中时感觉很舒服。