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

• 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？
• 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！
• What will you take yourself, miss? You'll take a morsel of something?
  你想吃点什么吗，小姐？吃一点好不好？
• Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again.
  去闻花朵的芳香，津津有味地去尝美味佳肴，就好像你明天会再也不能闻到，尝到一样。
• There's a morsel of good economic news this morning& the inflation rate has fallen slightly.
  今天早上有点滴经济好消息&通货膨胀率有了一点下降。
• I was no more to her than a morsel of scoff in the fuel-house.
  我在她的眼里还不如柴房里的一小堆木屑。
• He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.
  他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃。
• Grab every single morsel of happiness which comes your way.
  抓住旅途中点滴的快乐。
• Consider a morsel of dark chocolate.
  考虑吃一小块黑巧克力。