nuzzle
verb /ˈnʌzl/
/ˈnʌzl/
[transitive, intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they nuzzle | /ˈnʌzl/ /ˈnʌzl/ |
| he / she / it nuzzles | /ˈnʌzlz/ /ˈnʌzlz/ |
| past simple nuzzled | /ˈnʌzld/ /ˈnʌzld/ |
| past participle nuzzled | /ˈnʌzld/ /ˈnʌzld/ |
| -ing form nuzzling | /ˈnʌzlɪŋ/ /ˈnʌzlɪŋ/ |
- to touch or rub somebody/something with the nose or face, especially to show love
（用鼻子或嘴）摩擦，触（尤指表达爱意） - nuzzle somebody/something She nuzzled his ear.
她用嘴磨蹭他的耳朵。 - + adv./prep. The child nuzzled up against his mother.
这孩子依偎着他妈妈。
Collocations DictionaryNuzzle is used with these nouns as the object:- ear
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘grovel’): frequentative from nose, reinforced by Dutch neuzelen ‘poke with the nose’. - nuzzle somebody/something She nuzzled his ear.