morsel
morsel
noun
noun
- a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful
（食物）一小份；一小口
Juliet pushed a last morsel of toast into her mouth.
朱丽叶把最后一小口烤面包放进了嘴里。
estate agents think the mansion will be a very tasty morsel for an international company.
房地产经纪人认为这幢大厦会很合跨国公司胃口的。
■a small piece or amount
一点点，点滴；小块
there was a morsel of consolation for the British team.
对英国队略有安慰。
■a person who is regarded with pity or sympathy
受人怜悯或同情的人
- Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of mors 'a bite', from Latin mors- 'bitten', from the verb mordere
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