This is strange because the sorts of lab animals the researchers looked attend to be given lots of food and left to nibble at leisure.

这很奇怪，因为研究人员观察的各种实验室动物往往被给予大量食物，且让它们在闲暇时一点一点蚕食。

The birds nibble at the brickwork.

鸟儿们啄着砖墙。

I felt a nibble at the bait.

我觉得有鱼轻轻地咬了一下鱼饵。

The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.

鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。

He didn't answer, but just continued to nibble at his food.

他没有回答，只是继续一点一点地吃东西。

She would drink a cup of coffee and nibble at a piece of bread.

她会喝上一杯咖啡，半位元组在一块面包。

Give my spotted coat a pat. I dig for bones to nibble at! Just like Mommy!

有斑点的皮毛是我的专利，我喜欢挖骨头来细细的嚼，像我的妈妈一样。

As rivals nibble at its business, nestle's new boss must find a formula for growth.

面对生意对手的蚕食，雀巢的新老板必须拿出增长方案。

She never had much for breakfast. She would drink a cup of coffee and nibble at a piece of bread.

她早饭一向吃得不多。她通常喝一杯咖啡，啃一片面包。

She never had much for breakfast. She would drink a cup of coffee and nibble at a piece of bread.

她早饭一向吃的不多，通常喝一杯咖啡，啃一片面包。

This is strange because the sorts of lab animals the researchers looked at tend to be given lots of food and left to nibble at leisure.

这很奇怪，因为研究人员观察的各种实验室动物往往被给予大量食物，且让它们在闲暇时一点一点蚕食。

Though the study points to a chocolate-mood connection, the researchers are unable to clearly explain why people nibble at a cocoa delight when feeling low.

虽然这项实验证明了巧克力和心情的确存在某种关联。 研究人员并不能因此而断定人们心情不好时，吃一口巧克力就会令他们的心情变好。

The lively and recognizable tiger barb should never be kept with long - finned species, such as angelfish, gouramis, or veiltail hybrids as they like to nibble at their fins.

不应将活跃而显眼的虎皮鱼与鱼鳍长的鱼种放在一起饲养，那些鱼种例如有神仙鱼、丝足鱼或纱罗尾杂交鱼-这是因为虎皮鱼喜欢啃咬它们的鱼鳍！

A soft voice cried from the parlour: "Nibble, nibble, gnaw, who is nibbling at my little house?"

一个柔和的声音从屋子里喊道：“啃吧，啃吧，咬啊咬，谁在啃我的小房子？”

When offered anything unusual to eat, a pig will sniff at it and nibble gently.

当提供不同以往的食物时，猪会嗅，并轻轻地啃。

It was like being a mouse, only daring to nibble a little bit at a time.

它就像一只老鼠，一次只敢吃一点点。

Martin said it was like being a mouse, only daring to nibble a little bit at a time.

马丁笑侃，我们像是每次只敢啃那么一小口食物的老鼠。

A positive nod of forgiveness toward your partner early in the marriage usually helps when the kids and the mortgage and the careers nibble away at marital bliss.

在婚姻中，当孩子，贷款以及事业在不断蚕食你婚姻的美满时，尽早的拿出积极的态度原谅你的另一半通常带来帮助。

Palestinians are justifiably worried that these projects nibble away at the land available for their future state.

巴勒斯坦人有理由担心，这些工程会一点点侵蚀他们未来国家的土地。

He was talking about iOS, but iCloud starts to nibble away at the edges of the traditional file system on Macs and PCs, too.

他说的是iOS，但是iCloud已经开始蚕食Mac和个人电脑的文件系统。

On the whole it's a good plan, at which we shouldn't nibble.

总的来说，这个计划是好的，我们不应吹毛求疵。

But he could only nibble two steamed buns of broomcorn flour at each meal.

可是他每顿饭只能啃两个高粱面馍。

I get a pack at Starbucks and nibble throughout my day.

我在星巴克买了一包就可以吃一天了。

In a junk shop, you must browse and nibble here and there at a sight or a touch of the goods that lie about you.

在旧货店里，你需要慢慢浏览，看到或者摸到周边的东西时也不要急着下决心购买。

Eating at regular intervals is common advice, but it can be all too easy to nibble your way to a soft physique.

每餐要吃得规律是常见的建议，但怎么可能会这么容易就吃出柔韧的体形。