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

• She lay In bed with her baby's head nestlIng In sleep agaInst her breast.
  她躺在床上婴儿依偎在她的怀里睡着了。
• 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。
• 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？
• She was sobbing and nestling close against him.
  她抽泣着向他靠了过去。
• 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。
• The house was detached but had other houses nestling against it on both sides.
  这幢房子是独立的，但有其他的房子坐落在它两边。
• 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。
• 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 nestling of pond heron possessed larger speed than the one of little egret in the growth of the weight, length and the different segments of body.
  在体重、体长和相应的各部位比较中，池鹭比白鹭具备更大的生长速度。