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

• The sere vines, the old trees, and nestling crows.
  枯藤、老树和正在安顿下来的乌鸦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• An unfledged or nestling hawk.
  羽毛未丰或未离巢的鹰。
• 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。
• She was sobbing and nestling close against him.
  她抽泣着向他靠了过去。
• You will be attached to the feeling of nestling up to your lover;
  你将眷恋那份被你爱人关注的感觉；
• 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 baby cried out in its dream, nestling close to its mother.
  婴儿在梦中哭了，挨向他的母亲。