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gnaw
[nɔː] [nɔː]

  • vt. 反复咬,啃,啮;(情绪、念头等)折磨,使不安,困扰;侵蚀,腐蚀,逐渐消耗
  • vi. (常与 at、on、into 连用)反复咬,啃,啮;(情绪、念头等)折磨,使不安,困扰;侵蚀,腐蚀,逐渐消耗

[ 第三人称单数 gnaws 现在分词 gnawing 过去式 gnawed 过去分词 gnawed ]

英英释义

gnaw [ nɔ: ]

  • v.

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

gnaw /nɔː/ TEM4 ( gnawing, gnawed, gnaws )

  • 1. 

    V-T/V-I If people or animals gnaw something or gnaw at it, they bite it repeatedly. 反复啮咬

    例:

    Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems.

    木虱会侵袭活体植物并不停地啮咬它们的茎。

  • 2. 

    V-I If a feeling or thought gnaws at you, it causes you to keep worrying. 困扰 [书面]

    例:

    ...the nagging disquiet that had gnawed at him for days.

    …困扰了他数日、令他不得安宁的忧虑。

词组短语同近义词同根词词语辨析

gnaw at 啃,咬;侵蚀

词根: gnaw

n.

gnawer 腐食物;咬噬者;臼齿动物,啮齿动物

  bite, snap, gnaw, chew

这组词都有“咬、啃”的意思,其区别是:

bite 指用牙齿钳住或切断,或咬一口。

snap 指突然猛咬。

gnaw 指连续不断用齿咬。

chew 指用牙磨碎。

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双语例句原声例句权威例句

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  • It will also gnaw at Mr Summers, who leaves his job of repairing the economy unfinished.

    折磨萨默斯因为经济修复工作尚未完成

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  • Piglet-sized rats called nutria can gnaw levee tunnels that drain entire rice fields overnight.

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  • And I think eventually that question would gnaw at you and sour and override the pleasure.

    最终那个疑问会折磨你,飞升超越那种快感。

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词组短语

gnaw at 啃,咬;侵蚀

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