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

• Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children's home
  孩子们的家就在附近的山里。
• 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。
• She was sobbing and nestling close against him.
  她抽泣着向他靠了过去。
• 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。
• 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。
• You will be attached to the feeling of nestling up to your lover;
  你将眷恋那份被你爱人关注的感觉；
• 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。
• 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。
• Nestling birds is an altrices, compared to the ibis, the yellow-billed stork has a lot of specificity in the growth and development which close to the storks.
  雏鸟属晚成鸟，但与鹮类相比，在生长发育上有特异性，更接近于鹳。
• 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。