morsel

['mɔ:səl]

n.少量, 一口, 一片
v.分成小块

例句与用法:

A very small quantity, especially of food; a morsel.

非常小的量,尤指食物而言; 一小片

Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.

吃到嘴里的才算是你的。

He wouldn't do such silly things if he had a morsel of sense.

他要是有一点常识的话,就不会干这种傻事。

详细释义:

n.

1. (食物的)一口, 一片[C][(+of)]

He had a morsel of food caught between one tooth and another.

他的齿缝里嵌进了一小片食物。

2. 少量, 一点点[S][(+of)]

He hasn't a morsel of sense.

他一点感觉也没有。

3. (美味)小吃; (少量)佳肴; 使人愉快的事[C]