nibble at
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- at prep.在;向，朝;处于…状态;在…远;（用于速度、比率等）以，达
- nibble v.一点点地咬；轻咬；吹毛求疵；（审慎地）表示有意接受n.轻咬；少量
用作动词 (v.)
- The tiger in the cage gnawed listlessly at a bone.
笼子里的老虎在没精打采地啃一根骨头。
- Lions like to gnaw away at a piece of meat.
狮子喜欢不断地啃着一块肉。
- His teeth having all dropped out, he could only nibble away at his food.
他牙齿全掉光了，他吃东西时只能一点一点地咬。
- He nibbled and nibbled at the rope until it broke.
小老鼠拼命地咬着那一段绳子，直到绳子断了为止。
- The critic nibbled at the young writer's new novel.
那位批评家对这位青年作家的新小说作了吹毛求疵的抨击。
- We will not carp at this great writer.
我们不会对这位伟大的作家吹毛求疵。
