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

• 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。
• 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。
• An unfledged or nestling hawk.
  羽毛未丰或未离巢的鹰。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children's home
  孩子们的家就在附近的山里。