Morsel



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 一??食物) ; 小量
• ［英］ n. 一??食物) ( a small bite or portion of food) ; 小量 ( a small piece or amount)
• ［例］ morsels of news ( 点滴新闻)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of mors bite, from Latin morsus, from mordēre to bite — more at mordant
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a small piece of food ; bite
• 2. a small quantity ; fragment
• 3.
  • a. a tasty dish
  • b. something delectable and pleasing
• 4. a negligible person

II. transitive verb (-seled or -selled; -seling or -selling)

• Date: 1598
• to divide into or distribute in small pieces

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