记忆方法
1. nest + -le => nestle "build a nest".
2. => settle (oneself) comfortably.
3. 雀巢公司(Nestle)。
2. => settle (oneself) comfortably.
3. 雀巢公司(Nestle)。
中文词源
nestle 偎依，舒服的卧
来自nest,鸟巢。比喻用法。
英语词源
- nestle (v.)
- Old English nestlian "build a nest," from nest (see nest (n.)). Figurative sense of "settle (oneself) comfortably, snuggle" is first recorded 1540s. Related: Nestled; nestling.
权威例句
- 1. Ms Nestle explains how the structure of the pet - food industry made things worse.
- Nestle女士进一步解释宠物食品业的结构使情况更糟.
- 2. John took one child into the crook of each arm and let them nestle against him.
- 约翰一只臂弯搂着一个孩子，让他们舒服地靠着他。
- 3. It must nestle everywhere, settle everywhere, establish connexions everywhere.
- 它必须到处落户,到处开发, 到处建立联系.
- 4. Its snow - white houses nestle cosily in a sea of fresh green vegetation.
- 雪白的房屋舒适地筑在一片翠绿的草木中.
- 5. She tried to nestle deep away in herself.
- 她想让自己深深隐藏起来.