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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Someone was turning over papers, making a nestling noise.
  有谁在那里翻着什么纸张，悉悉窣窣的。
• Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children's home
  孩子们的家就在附近的山里。
• Faber passed through Crawford, nestling in green hills.
  费伯穿过绿山环抱的克劳福。
• 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；
• 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。