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]