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单词 nestle
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nestle
verb[IorT,+ adv/prep]
uk
/ˈnes.əl/us
/ˈnes.əl/
torestyourself orpartofyourbodyin awarm,comfortable, andprotectedposition:
（使）安卧；（使）依偎
She nestled (herhead)againsthisshoulder.她（把头）靠在他肩膀上。
to be in, or put something in, aprotectedposition, withbiggerthings around it:
（使）位于，（使）坐落于（安全或隐蔽之处）
Bregenz is aprettyAustriantownthat nestlesbetweenthe Alps and Lake Constance.布雷根茨是一个漂亮的奥地利小镇，坐落在阿尔卑斯山和康斯坦茨湖之间。
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  • be/feel at homeidiom
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  • comfortably
  • cosily
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  • cosy
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(Definition ofnestlefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

nestle| American Dictionary

nestle
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈnes·əl/
to be in or put someone or something into acomfortableorprotectedposition:
[I]She nestled thecatin herarms.
(Definition ofnestlefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnestle

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In summary, primitive schemas may be nestled between depictive and descriptive mental representations.
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Late nestling cuckoos have evolved perceptible signals to manipulate the passerine nervous system by initiating and then arresting or interrupting normal processing.
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She nestled the infant to her breast, and from that moment the young villain became silent as a mouse.
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Now an inspiring white-painted and immaculately maintained watermill nestles idyllically in wooden grounds and all is serenely reflected in the calm, cool mill pond.
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Such a discovery is one of the delights of this book, nestled in its broader achievement of shedding fresh light on a particular group while duly attending to comparative context.
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Indeed, when local structures of dominance were effectively challenged, they threatened to take away with them much of the facade of order behind which colonial rule nestled.
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Nestledoes to an extent consider the interests of its stakeholders although adopting shareholder-focused governance.
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All over his back and down his left arm, pieces of shrapnel nestled under his agonised skin.
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They see prosperous looking homesteads nestling in the trees, but they have no idea of the tragedy that is going on behind.
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There is nothing more beautiful in our country that the cottages nestling on the hillside containing human population.
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Many of these could be moved right out from the positions in which they have nestled for the last many years.
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They are probably nestling side by side on the shelves of the shop or supermarket.
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When these projects are being sold to us, the most beguiling photographs appear of a peaceful seashore and, nestling beside it, a great symmetrical clean-limbed power station.
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Most people prefer to spend their last days nestled in the family circle, rather than in a hospital, no matter how efficient, kind and understanding the staff around them.
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The incubation period lasts 14 to 16 days and the nestling period 9 to 12 days.
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