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　

GRE

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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...nestling cuckoos.
     小布谷鸟们

英英释义

noun

• young bird not yet fledged
  Synonym:baby bird
• a young person of either sex
  1. she writes books for children
  2. they're just kids
  3. `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
  Synonym:childkidyoungsterminorshavernippersmall frytiddlertiketykefry

双语例句

• And ever and again, her wandering glance reverted to the frail atom of humanity nestling by her side.
  她一次又一次地回过头来看着蜷缩在身边的那个脆弱的小生命。
• Faber passed through Crawford, nestling in green hills.
  费伯穿过绿山环抱的克劳福。
• An unfledged or nestling hawk.
  羽毛未丰或未离巢的鹰。
• When the researchers broadcast a foreign nestling call at the nests, both the female and male adult birds refused to feed the chicks.
  当研究人员在鸟巢内播放其他鸟巢的雏鸟叫声，雌性和雄性鸟都拒绝给雏鸟喂食。
• 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。
• 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。
• I have travelled a great deal and seen great sights, but none more charming than this tiny village cheerfully nestling at the foot of the hill which shelters it.
  我旅行过不少地方，看见过很多壮丽的景色，但是没有看到过比这个恬静地坐落在山脚下的小乡村更优美的地方了。
• Without their services, the mail may never reach many remote villages and hamlets, perched atop ridges or nestling at the edge of icy brooks.
  没有他们的服务，信件可能永远都无法到达许多坐落在山脊上或位于冰冻的小溪边的那些偏远村庄和部落。
• 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。
• 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，是觉得很舒服的。