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Gnaw Verb Gnawing 英[Nɔ 美[Nɔ Vt Vi.咬,啮;使苦恼,折磨;侵蚀;使腐蚀;Vi.咬;折磨;侵蚀 咬;啃;啮

单词 gnaw
音标
英[nɔ:] 美[nɔ]
解释
vt.& vi.咬,啮;使苦恼,折磨;侵蚀;使腐蚀;vi.咬;折磨;侵蚀;
例句

VERB
咬;啃;啮
If people or animals gnaw something or gnaw at it, they bite it repeatedly.
例: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。
例:Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail.梅拉妮咬着涂过指甲油的长指甲。

VERB
折磨;使不安
If a feeling or thought gnaws at you, it causes you to keep worrying.
例:Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind...心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。
例:Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。
变形
third:gnaws~done:gnawedgnawn~ing:gnawing~past:gnawed~

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