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

• 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。
• 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。
• An unfledged or nestling hawk. It is a bird in full feather.
  羽毛未丰或未离巢的鹰。它是一只羽毛丰满的鸟。
• 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。
• 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。
• The sere vines, the old trees, and nestling crows.
  枯藤、老树和正在安顿下来的乌鸦。
• One feels good nestling like a baby on its breast.
  一个人象婴孩那样地偎依在它的怀中时，是觉得很舒服的。
• 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。
• 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。
• She was sobbing and nestling close against him.
  她抽泣着向他靠了过去。