英语单词
nestle是什么意思
nestle
英 ['nes(ə)l]
美 ['nɛsl]
- vi. 舒适地坐定；偎依；半隐半现地处于
- vt. 抱；安置
助记提示
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。
英文词源
- 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.