nipple
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++nip·ple /ˈnɪpəl/ noun [countable] 1. HBHthe small dark circular part of a woman’s breast. Babies suck milk through their mother’s nipples. 〔女人的〕乳头2. HBHone of the two small dark circular parts on a man’s chest 〔男人的〕乳头3. American EnglishDHB the rubber part on a baby’s bottle that a baby sucks milk through 〔奶瓶的〕橡皮奶嘴 SYN British English teat4. DTa part in an engine or machine made of rubber or plastic and shaped like a nipple. It has a hole in it which liquid can flow or be poured through. 〔发动机或机器上的〕(乳头状)注油口，加油嘴Origin nipple (1500-1600) Perhaps from neb, nib “point”; → NIB
nip·ple nounChineseSyllable
nipple
nip‧ple /ˈnɪpəl/
noun [countable]1. the small dark circular part of a woman’s breast. Babies suck milk through their mother’s nipples.
2. one of the two small dark circular parts on a man’s chest
3. American English the rubber part on a baby’s bottle that a baby sucks milk through
SYN teat British English
4. a part in an engine or machine made of rubber or plastic and shaped like a nipple. It has a hole in it which liquid can flow or be poured through.
nip‧ple /ˈnɪpəl/
noun [countable]1. the small dark circular part of a woman’s breast. Babies suck milk through their mother’s nipples.2. one of the two small dark circular parts on a man’s chest
3. American English the rubber part on a baby’s bottle that a baby sucks milk through
SYN teat British English
4. a part in an engine or machine made of rubber or plastic and shaped like a nipple. It has a hole in it which liquid can flow or be poured through.
