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
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.- 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。 - ...nestling cuckoos.
小布谷鸟们
- She fluttered around me like a mother bird at her nestlings.
英英释义
noun
- young bird not yet fledged
- a young person of either sex
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
双语例句
- One of the peaks soars in the center of the painting, nestling majestically between the other two.
山的峰巅落笔在画面的中心点，在其馀两峰之间。 - 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。 - The sere vines, the old trees, and nestling crows.
枯藤、老树和正在安顿下来的乌鸦。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。