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gnaw v.咬；折磨；侵蚀 (1) 老鼠咬开了盒盖。(2) 耗子在墙上啃了一个洞。(3) 这些欲望不断地折磨我们。(4) 对自己的怀疑渐渐吞噬了她的自信心。 To gnaw also means to deteriorate or wear away as if by gnawing with the teeth. In Arches National Park, the weather has gnawed away at the rocks creating beautiful formations like arches, bridges, and balanced rocks. In this sense, to gnaw can be used even more figuratively. Something might gnaw at the back of your mind — something you were supposed to do, although now you can't quite remember what it was.

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英 [nɔː] 美 [nɔː] (1) Rats gnawed off the lid of the box.(2) The rat gnawed a hole through the wall.(3) These desires gnawed away at us constantly.(4) Self-doubt began to gnaw away at her confidence. To gnaw is to bite or chew. Your favorite food might be corn on the cob, because you love to gnaw along each row of kernels. 1[VERB 动词]咬；啃；啮 If people or animals gnaw something or gnaw at it, they bite it repeatedly.   [V at/on n]  [V n]Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems...木虱会侵害活体植物并啃咬它们的茎。Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail.梅拉妮咬着涂过指甲油的长指甲。2[VERB 动词]折磨；使不安 If a feeling or thought gnaws at you, it causes you to keep worrying.   [V at n]  [V-ing]  [WRITTEN 笔语]Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind...心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。

英语单词	gnaw
英美音标	英 [nɔː] 美 [nɔː]
中文释义	v.咬；折磨；侵蚀
英语例句	(1) Rats gnawed off the lid of the box. (2) The rat gnawed a hole through the wall. (3) These desires gnawed away at us constantly. (4) Self-doubt began to gnaw away at her confidence.
中文例句	(1) 老鼠咬开了盒盖。 (2) 耗子在墙上啃了一个洞。 (3) 这些欲望不断地折磨我们。 (4) 对自己的怀疑渐渐吞噬了她的自信心。
vocabulary简明	To gnaw is to bite or chew. Your favorite food might be corn on the cob, because you love to gnaw along each row of kernels.
vocabulary扩展	To gnaw also means to deteriorate or wear away as if by gnawing with the teeth. In Arches National Park, the weather has gnawed away at the rocks creating beautiful formations like arches, bridges, and balanced rocks. In this sense, to gnaw can be used even more figuratively. Something might gnaw at the back of your mind — something you were supposed to do, although now you can't quite remember what it was.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]咬；啃；啮 If people or animals gnaw something or gnaw at it, they bite it repeatedly. [V at/on n] [V n] Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems... 木虱会侵害活体植物并啃咬它们的茎。 Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail. 梅拉妮咬着涂过指甲油的长指甲。 2 [VERB 动词]折磨；使不安 If a feeling or thought gnaws at you, it causes you to keep worrying. [V at n] [V-ing] [WRITTEN 笔语] Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind... 心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。 Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear. 玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。

Gnaw Gnawed [V N Bite Back Verb 动词