nestling

英式音标：[ˈnestlɪŋ]

美式音标：[ˈnɛstlɪŋ, ˈnɛs-]

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概况：

n. 婴儿；未离巢的雏鸟

v. 安顿下来；筑巢；把…安置于巢中（nestle的ing形式）

词义：

n.

（还不能离窝的）雏鸟；

v.

舒适而温暖地安定下来( nestle的现在分词 )；依偎；温暖舒服地靠拢；偎依

英英释义

nestling[ 'nestliŋ ]

n.

young bird not yet fledged

同义词：baby bird

a young person of either sex

同义词：childkidyoungsterminorshavernippersmall frytiddlertiketykefry

用法：

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

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感觉很舒服。

权威例句

Nestling Weight and Survival in Individual Great Tits (Parus major)

Nestling Weight and Juvenile Survival in the Blackbird, Turdus merula

Nestling diet, secondary sexual traits and fitness in the zebra finch

Immunocompetence of Nestling Barn Swallows in Relation to Brood Size and Parental Effort

Immunocompetence of nestling great tits in relation to rearing environment and parentage

Frequency of Egg and Nestling Destruction by Female Brown-Headed Cowbirds at Grassland Nests

Experimental evidence that nestling begging behaviour incurs a cost due to nest predation

Nestling growth and song repertoire size in great reed warblers: evidence for song learning as an indicator mechanism in mate choice.

VARIATION IN HYDROGEN STABLE-ISOTOPE RATIOS BETWEEN ADULT AND NESTLING COOPER'S HAWKS

FACTORS GOVERNING FEEDING RATE, FOOD REQUIREMENT AND BROOD SIZE OF NESTLING GREAT TITS PARUS MAJOR

同义词：infant,baby

同根词：nestle,nester,nest

英语词源：

nestling (n.)

late 14c., "bird too young to leave the nest," from nest (n.) + diminutive suffix -ling.

造句：

1. He points at a distant hamlet nestling amidst apricot blossoms.

牧童遥指杏花村。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

2. nidicolous nestling

留巢鸟

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

3. 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。

-- 来源 -- art - 汉英

4. villages nestling among the mountains

位于群山间的村庄

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例

5. an unfledged or nestling hawk.

羽毛未丰或未离巢的鹰。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

6. 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。

-- 来源 -- 汉英文学 - 中国现代小说 - huaweixiansheng

7. I guessed they had a nestling.

我猜到，是它们，有了雏儿。

-- 来源 -- 汉英文学 - 现代散文 - zhenzhuniao

8. The little girl be nestling closely up to her mother

小女孩紧紧地偎依在她妈妈身边

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

9. Faber passed through Crawford, nestling in green hills.

费伯穿过绿山环抱的克劳福。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

10. The little girl is nestling closely up to her mother.

小女孩紧紧地偎依在她妈妈身边。

-- 来源 -- 网友提供