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。
• The hungry children did not leave a morsel of food on their plates.
  饿了的孩子们没有在盘子里留下一点食物的碎屑。
• The dog often gets a nice morsel.
  这条狗常得到一点好吃的东西。
• The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.
  从早上起病人一直没有进食。
• 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。
• Grab every single morsel of happiness which comes your way.
  抓住旅途中点滴的快乐。
• The portly gentlemen in the front rows began to feel that she was a delicious little morsel.
  前排的那些大腹便便的绅士们开始觉得她是一个可人的小东西。
• He ate it all, down to the last morsel.
  他全吃光了，一点不剩。
• 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。
• 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？