nestling
英 [ˈneslɪŋ , ˈnestlɪŋ]
美 [ˈneslɪŋ , ˈnestlɪŋ]
n. 雏鸟; 未离巢的小鸟
v. 依偎; 舒适地坐(或卧); 抱; 安置; 位处,坐落(于安全、隐蔽之处)
nestle的现在分词
复数:nestlings
BNC.42037 / COCA.32342
牛津词典
noun
- 雏鸟;未离巢的小鸟
a bird that is too young to leave the nest
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 雏鸟;幼鸟
Anestlingis a young bird that has not yet learned to fly.- She fluttered around me like a mother bird at her nestlings.
她在我周围忙来忙去,像鸟妈妈对鸟宝宝一样。 - ...nestling cuckoos.
小布谷鸟们
- She fluttered around me like a mother bird at her nestlings.
英英释义
noun
- young bird not yet fledged
- a young person of either sex
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
双语例句
- This heartwarming photograph, of an eight-day-old baby nestling in for a sleep with four five-week-old puppies, was five hours in the making.
这张温馨的照片是一个八天大的婴儿与四只五周大的小狗一起睡觉的照片,拍摄共花了五个小时。 - The nestling of pond heron possessed larger speed than the one of little egret in the growth of the weight, length and the different segments of body.
在体重、体长和相应的各部位比较中,池鹭比白鹭具备更大的生长速度。 - The baby cried out in its dream, nestling close to its mother.
婴儿在梦中哭了,挨向他的母亲。 - I took off mother's glasses holding in hand, nestling face to mother's icy cheek, my tears run down as rain.
我把母亲的眼镜摘下来握在手中,将脸贴在母亲冰冷的脸颊,我泪如雨下。 - The sere vines, the old trees, and nestling crows.
枯藤、老树和正在安顿下来的乌鸦。 - At this age, they should be studying and nestling in the arms of their parents.
这个年龄的孩子,应该还在学校读书,应该还在父母的怀里撒娇。 - 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。 - The house was detached but had other houses nestling against it on both sides.
这幢房子是独立的,但有其他的房子坐落在它两边。 - Suddenly, as if awakened by some prompting, I rushed to a small room there that was forsaken and used as a storeroom for odds and ends. I pushed the door open and, as I expected, found him nestling in the dusty sundries.
我恍然大悟似的,便跑向少有人去的一间堆积杂物的小屋去,推开门,果然就在尘封的什物堆中发现了他。 - Nestling against a wooded hill and overlooking the Yangtse river, it is now a beautiful park that merges harmoniously into the magnificent riverside scenery.
傍山依水,古树森森,秀丽的园林和长江浑然一体,景色雄奇瑰丽。