v.一点点地咬；轻咬；吹毛求疵；（审慎地）表示有意接受
n.轻咬；少量
He didn't answer, but just continued to nibble at his food. 他没有回答，只是继续一点一点地吃东西。
The mice have nibbled a hole in the cheese. 老鼠在奶酪上啃出了一个洞。
Food and rent nibbled away at the money they had saved. 花在食物和房租上的钱把他们的积蓄一点一点耗掉了。
She nibbled his ears playfully. 她轻轻咬他的耳朵玩。
The critic nibbled at the young writer's new novel. 那位批评家对这位青年作家的新小说作了吹毛求疵的抨击。
He nibbled at my idea, but would not make a definite decision. 他那些模糊的想法变成了一个明确的计划。
用作名词 (n.)I feel a nibble on the end of my line. 我觉得有鱼轻轻地咬钩。
Each nibble was eaten with the air of an epicure. 每小块食物都吃得津津有味的样子。
