nib·ble /ˈnɪbəl/
半字節半位元組,細咬,輕咬,啃(vt.)(vi.)一點一點地咬,細咬,吹毛求疵
nibble
四位元字; 尼; 半拜; 四位字節; 半字節
nibble
尼 半拜
Nib·ble v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nibbled p. pr. & vb. n. Nibbling ] To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.
Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep. --Shak.
Nib·ble, v. t. To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait.
Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he manifestly falls a-nibbling at one single passage. --Tillotson.
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nib·ble, n.
1. A small or cautious bite.
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nibble
n 1: a small byte [syn: nybble]
2: gentle biting
v 1: bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"
2: bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"
3: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the
sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she
just nibbles" [syn: pick, piece]