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

• 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。
• The sere vines, the old trees, and nestling crows.
  枯藤、老树和正在安顿下来的乌鸦。
• The house was detached but had other houses nestling against it on both sides.
  这幢房子是独立的，但有其他的房子坐落在它两边。
• Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children's home
  孩子们的家就在附近的山里。
• 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。
• She lay In bed with her baby's head nestlIng In sleep agaInst her breast.
  她躺在床上婴儿依偎在她的怀里睡着了。
• Suddenly, as if awakened by some prompting, I rushed to a small room there that was forsaken and used as a storeroom for odds and ends. I pushed the door open and, as I expected, found him nestling in the dusty sundries.
  我恍然大悟似的，便跑向少有人去的一间堆积杂物的小屋去，推开门，果然就在尘封的什物堆中发现了他。
• Mementoes on 4 Years of Excursions for Drawing Ancient Mei Trees across China; Across hills and rivers, they walked more than two hundred kilometres and arrived at a little hamlet nestling in the green mountains.
  两万里路风和雪跋山涉水绘古梅他们跋山涉水，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。
• She was sobbing and nestling close against him.
  她抽泣着向他靠了过去。