nipple

nipple
noun
  1. the small projection of a woman's or girl's breast in which the mammary ducts terminate and from which milk can be secreted
    (女性的)乳头,奶头
    ■the corresponding vestigial structure in a male
    (男性的)乳头
    ■the teat of a female animal
    (雌性动物的)奶头
    ■(N. Amer.)the teat of a feeding bottle
    (北美)(奶瓶的)奶嘴
  2. a small projection on a device or machine, especially one from which oil, grease, or other fluid is dispensed in small amounts
    油嘴;喷嘴
    ■a short section of pipe with a screw thread at each end for coupling
    螺纹接套
verb
  1. [withobj.](一般作 be nippled)provide (something) with a projection like a nipple
    提供乳头状隆起物
    rocks nippled with limpets.
    附着着帽贝的岩石。
派生
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (also as neble, nible): perhaps a diminutive of neb
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