nestle
英 ['nes(ə)l]
美['nɛsl]
- vi. 舒适地坐定；偎依；半隐半现地处于
- vt. 抱；安置
词态变化
第三人称单数: nestles;过去式: nestled;过去分词: nestled;现在分词: nestling;
助记提示
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)。
中文词源
nestle 偎依，舒服的卧
来自nest,鸟巢。比喻用法。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Ms Nestle explains how the structure of the pet - food industry made things worse.
- Nestle女士进一步解释宠物食品业的结构使情况更糟.
来自互联网
- 2. John took one child into the crook of each arm and let them nestle against him.
- 约翰一只臂弯搂着一个孩子，让他们舒服地靠着他。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It must nestle everywhere, settle everywhere, establish connexions everywhere.
- 它必须到处落户,到处开发, 到处建立联系.
来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言
- 4. Its snow - white houses nestle cosily in a sea of fresh green vegetation.
- 雪白的房屋舒适地筑在一片翠绿的草木中.
来自辞典例句
- 5. She tried to nestle deep away in herself.
- 她想让自己深深隐藏起来.
来自辞典例句