nibble

小口咬、啃

The rabbit nibbled the carrot slowly at the edge of the cage.

兔子在笼边慢慢啃著红萝卜。

轻咬

The puppy nibbled my fingers while I was reading.

我在看书时，小狗轻咬著我的手指。

浅尝、小口吃

She nibbled at her salad, clearly with no appetite.

她小口吃著沙拉，显然没什么胃口。

心动、表示兴趣常与 at 连用

A few buyers are nibbling at our offer, but nobody has signed.

有几个买家对我们的开价有点心动，但还没人签约。

一小口、轻咬

He took a nibble of the cheese before buying a whole block.

他先尝了一小口起司，才买下一整块。

小点心、零食常用复数

We put out some drinks and nibbles for the guests.

我们准备了一些饮料和小点心招待客人。

咬饵、上钩迹象

I sat by the river all morning without a single nibble.

我在河边坐了一整个早上，鱼连咬饵都没有。

逐渐侵蚀、一点一点消耗

Rising rent is nibbling away at our savings every month.

房租上涨每个月都在一点一点侵蚀我们的存款。