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

• At this age, they should be studying and nestling in the arms of their parents.
  这个年龄的孩子，应该还在学校读书，应该还在父母的怀里撒娇。
• I took off mother's glasses holding in hand, nestling face to mother's icy cheek, my tears run down as rain.
  我把母亲的眼镜摘下来握在手中，将脸贴在母亲冰冷的脸颊，我泪如雨下。
• Nestling against a wooded hill and overlooking the Yangtse river, it is now a beautiful park that merges harmoniously into the magnificent riverside scenery.
  傍山依水，古树森森，秀丽的园林和长江浑然一体，景色雄奇瑰丽。
• 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。
• As long as they are nestling comfortably under the US security umbrella, Europeans will continue to inhabit a postmodern Utopia in which the only thing to do with defence spending is to cut it and the only power worth talking about is of a distinctly soft variety.
  只要欧洲人安逸地躲在美国的安全保护伞之下，就会继续活在自己的后现代乌托邦里，对国防开支的唯一做法就是削减，唯一值得谈论的实力是绝对的软实力。
• This heartwarming photograph, of an eight-day-old baby nestling in for a sleep with four five-week-old puppies, was five hours in the making.
  这张温馨的照片是一个八天大的婴儿与四只五周大的小狗一起睡觉的照片，拍摄共花了五个小时。
• 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。
• The sere vines, the old trees, and nestling crows.
  枯藤、老树和正在安顿下来的乌鸦。