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

• The baby cried out in its dream, nestling close to its mother.
  婴儿在梦中哭了，挨向他的母亲。
• 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。
• An unfledged or nestling hawk. It is a bird in full feather.
  羽毛未丰或未离巢的鹰。它是一只羽毛丰满的鸟。
• Typical for rural Iceland are the isolated valley farms nestling against mountains.
  依山坐落、孤立的山谷农庄是冰岛农村的一个特色。
• 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。
• Are there no rosy sunsets today and no rainbows and no haze nestling over villages, and are there no falling cataracts and gurgling streams and shady trees?
  落日的余晖、虹影和轻雾，今日不再笼罩在村落上了吗？世界上不再有直泻的瀑布、潺潺的流水，和多荫的树木了吗？
• Faber passed through Crawford, nestling in green hills.
  费伯穿过绿山环抱的克劳福。
• 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。
• 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。