morsel

英 [ˈmɔːsl]

美 [ˈmɔːrsl]

n.  少量，一块(食物)

复数：morsels　

GRE

BNC.15533 / COCA.15599

牛津词典

noun

• 少量，一块（食物）
  a small amount or a piece of sth, especially food
  1. a tasty morsel of food
     一点可口的食物
  2. He ate it all, down to the last morsel.
     他全吃光了，一点不剩。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 一点点，一小份(尤指食物)
  Amorselis a very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food.
  1. ...a delicious little morsel of meat.
     一小块美味可口的肉

英英释义

noun

• a small amount of solid food
  1. all they had left was a bit of bread
  Synonym:bitbite
• a small quantity of anything
  1. a morsel of paper was all he needed

双语例句

• He ate every savoury morsel of a delectable stew at the dinner.
  晚餐时他吃遍每一道味美可口的炖食。
• The prisoners ate every last morsel.
  囚犯们吃掉了最后每一点食物。
• Grab every single morsel of happiness which comes your way.
  抓住旅途中点滴的快乐。
• But she could hardly get down a morsel.
  但她简直连一口也吃不下去。
• Consider a morsel of dark chocolate.
  考虑吃一小块黑巧克力。
• The portly gentlemen in the front rows began to feel that she was a delicious little morsel.
  前排的那些大腹便便的绅士们开始觉得她是一个可人的小东西。
• Even if I am a morsel of lemon, I also wanna squeeze out a barrel of lemon juice!
  即使我是一片柠檬，我也要挤出一桶柠檬汁！
• I was no more to her than a morsel of scoff in the fuel-house.
  我在她的眼里还不如柴房里的一小堆木屑。
• A soul for a morsel of bread.
  令人痛心的买卖。一个人的灵魂交换一块面包。
• He ate it all, down to the last morsel.
  他全吃光了，一点不剩。