nibbler
nibbler — 名詞
1. a person or an animal that eats food in very small, repeated bites rather than i
細咬者
吃東西時小口小口慢慢咬的人或動物
a person or an animal that eats food in very small, repeated bites rather than in large mouthfuls
Asher watched the rabbit in the hutch, a tiny nibbler working through a carrot.
Asher 看著籠子裡那隻兔子，這個小口進食的小傢伙正慢慢啃著一根胡蘿蔔。
appositive: a nibbler, describing an animal
Zola is a slow nibbler who takes an hour to eat one biscuit.
Zola 是個吃東西很慢的細咬者，一塊餅乾要花上一小時。
nibbler + relative clause: who takes...
The hamster, a noisy nibbler, kept Niran awake in his room all night.
那隻倉鼠是個吵鬧的細咬者，讓 Niran 整晚在房間裡睡不著覺。
Joaquín calls his toddler a nibbler because every snack takes twenty minutes.
Joaquín 說他家學步兒是個細咬者，每次吃點心都要花上二十分鐘。
From the back step, Amara watched her rabbit, a patient nibbler working through a pile of carrot tops.
Amara 坐在後門台階上，看著她的兔子——這個有耐心的細咬者正慢慢地啃著一堆胡蘿蔔葉。
- grazer
implies eating continuously over time rather than small individual bites
常見錯誤
2. a small brownish marine fish found along the rocky coasts of the North Atlantic,
隆頭魚
北大西洋沿岸常見的小型食用海魚
a small brownish marine fish found along the rocky coasts of the North Atlantic, also called the cunner
Théo caught a nibbler while fishing from the rocky pier at sunset.
Théo 在日落時分從岩石碼頭釣到了一條隆頭魚。
catch a nibbler — fishing context
Mateo lifted a wet stone at the water's edge and uncovered a nibbler darting away into the seaweed.
Mateo 在水邊掀起一塊濕石頭，發現一條隆頭魚飛快地鑽進了海草裡。
uncover a nibbler + hiding beneath — discovery context
Ada spotted a nibbler darting between the seaweed near the shore.
Ada 看見一條隆頭魚在靠近岸邊的海草之間穿梭。
Mr. Chen pulled up two nibblers while casting his line beside the granite boulders at dawn.
Chen 先生在黎明時分把釣線拋到花崗岩巨石旁，拉起了兩條隆頭魚。
Justin's grandfather taught him to recognise a nibbler by its pointed snout.
Justin 的祖父教他透過尖吻來辨識隆頭魚。
3. a power tool that cuts sheet metal by stamping a row of overlapping holes, each
沖孔切割機
以連續沖孔方式切割金屬板材的機器
a power tool that cuts sheet metal by stamping a row of overlapping holes, each connecting to form a continuous cut
Mr. Delgado, the workshop manager, ordered a new nibbler to cut steel sheets for the warehouse roof.
車間經理 Delgado 先生訂購了一台新的沖孔切割機，用來切割倉庫屋頂的鋼板。
nibbler for cutting steel panels — industrial use
Imran operated the nibbler, guiding it carefully along the marked line.
Imran 操作著沖孔切割機，沿著標記線小心翼翼地引導。
On the workbench, Rosa guided the nibbler through the steel sheet, carving a perfect S-curve for the air duct.
在工作台上，Rosa 引導著沖孔切割機劃過鋼板，為通風管切出一道完美的 S 形曲線。
Jin used the electric nibbler to trim the aluminium plate to the right size.
Jin 用電動沖孔切割機將鋁板修剪成合適的尺寸。
The workshop's nibbler punched neat holes along the edge of the copper sheet.
車間的沖孔切割機沿著銅片邊緣沖出了整齊的孔洞。
- nibbling machine
a fuller, more formal name for the same industrial tool
- sheet-metal nibbler
specifies the material the tool is designed to cut