nestle
英 ['nes(?)l]
美['n?sl]
- vi. 舒適地坐定；偎依；半隱半現地處于
- vt. 抱；安置
GRE低頻詞擴展詞匯TEM8
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?nestles;過去式:?nestled;過去分詞:?nestled;現在分詞:?nestling;
助記提示
1. nest + -le => nestle "build a nest".
2. => settle (oneself) comfortably.
3. 雀巢公司(Nestle)。
2. => settle (oneself) comfortably.
3. 雀巢公司(Nestle)。
中文詞源
nestle 偎依，舒服的臥
來自nest,鳥巢。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- nestle (v.)
- Old English nestlian "build a nest," from nest (see nest (n.)). Figurative sense of "settle (oneself) comfortably, snuggle" is first recorded 1540s. Related: Nestled; nestling.
雙語例句
- 1. Ms Nestle explains how the structure of the pet - food industry made things worse.
- Nestle女士進一步解釋寵物食品業的結構使情況更糟.
來自互聯網
- 2. John took one child into the crook of each arm and let them nestle against him.
- 約翰一只臂彎摟著一個孩子，讓他們舒服地靠著他。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It must nestle everywhere, settle everywhere, establish connexions everywhere.
- 它必須到處落戶,到處開發, 到處建立聯系.
來自英漢非文學 - 共產黨宣言
- 4. Its snow - white houses nestle cosily in a sea of fresh green vegetation.
- 雪白的房屋舒適地筑在一片翠綠的草木中.
來自辭典例句
- 5. She tried to nestle deep away in herself.
- 她想讓自己深深隱藏起來.
來自辭典例句