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
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
[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
mid 16th cent. (also as neble, nible): perhaps a diminutive of neb