morsel

英 [ˈmɔːsl]

美 [ˈmɔːrsl]

n.  少量，一块(食物)

复数：morsels　

GRE

BNC.15533 / COCA.15599

牛津词典

noun

• 少量，一块（食物）
  a small amount or a piece of sth, especially food
  1. a tasty morsel of food
     一点可口的食物
  2. He ate it all, down to the last morsel.
     他全吃光了，一点不剩。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 一点点，一小份(尤指食物)
  Amorselis a very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food.
  1. ...a delicious little morsel of meat.
     一小块美味可口的肉

英英释义

noun

• a small amount of solid food
  1. all they had left was a bit of bread
  Synonym:bitbite
• a small quantity of anything
  1. a morsel of paper was all he needed

双语例句

• A grasshopper half-dead with hunger, came by and asked the ants for a morsel to save his life.
  此时，一只饿得半死不活的蝗虫，来到这儿求蚂蚁给他点儿吃得。
• But she could hardly get down a morsel.
  但她简直连一口也吃不下去。
• A soul for a morsel of bread.
  令人痛心的买卖。一个人的灵魂交换一块面包。
• In their eyes I was an even tastier morsel than mama. I could see it.
  我在他们的眼中是更解馋的，我看出来。
• Even if I am a morsel of lemon, I also wanna squeeze out a barrel of lemon juice!
  即使我是一片柠檬，我也要挤出一桶柠檬汁！
• The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.
  从早上起病人一直没有进食。
• Miniature Yorkshire puddings with a morsel of beef and horse radish make a great canap é.
  微型约克郡布丁，是牛肉与白萝卜根据一定的比例调和而成。
• Jn. 13:30 Therefore having taken the morsel, he went out immediately; and it was night.
  约十三30犹大接受了那点饼，就立即出去，那时候是夜间了。
• The reason BP is such a tasty morsel now?
  这一次，英国石油公司赢得如此关注的原因何在？
• Every morsel of food I ate.
  我吃的每一口食物。