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

• Across hills and rivers, they walked more than two hundred kilometres and arrived at a little hamlet nestling in the green mountains.
  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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children's home
  孩子们的家就在附近的山里。
• The sere vines, the old trees, and nestling crows.
  枯藤、老树和正在安顿下来的乌鸦。
• When the researchers broadcast a foreign nestling call at the nests, both the female and male adult birds refused to feed the chicks.
  当研究人员在鸟巢内播放其他鸟巢的雏鸟叫声，雌性和雄性鸟都拒绝给雏鸟喂食。
• 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？
• 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；