gnaw
英 [nɔː]
美 [nɔː]
v. 咬; 啃; 啮
现在分词：gnawing 过去式：gnawed 过去分词：gnawed 第三人称单数：gnaws 复数：gnaws
Collins.1 / BNC.15154 / COCA.12600
同义词辨析
bitev. 咬；（蛇）咬伤；（昆虫）叮，蛰
〔辨析〕
普通用词，强调用牙咬住、咬掉、把东西咬碎。
〔例证〕
The dog bit that boy and made his leg bleed.
狗把那个小男孩的腿咬出血了。
He was bitten by a snake.
他被蛇咬伤了。
狗把那个小男孩的腿咬出血了。
He was bitten by a snake.
他被蛇咬伤了。
champv. 〈英〉大声咀嚼
〔辨析〕
指嚼或吃食物时发出较大声响。
〔例证〕
There he sat, happily champing his lunch.
他坐在那里，津津有味地吃着午餐。
The horses were champing their hay.
马在咔嚓咔嚓地咀嚼干草。
他坐在那里，津津有味地吃着午餐。
The horses were champing their hay.
马在咔嚓咔嚓地咀嚼干草。
gnashv. 咬（牙）
〔辨析〕
通常只用于 gnash your teeth 这一习语中，表示因愤怒或痛苦而咬牙切齿。
〔例证〕
Seeing his enemy, he gnashed his teeth.
见到仇人，他把牙齿咬得格格作响。
见到仇人，他把牙齿咬得格格作响。
gnawv. 咬，啃
〔辨析〕
指用力咬或啃一件东西，含有连续不断的意思。
〔例证〕
The rats gnawed a hole in the box.
老鼠把箱子咬了一个洞。
The dog is gnawing on a bone.
狗在啃骨头。
老鼠把箱子咬了一个洞。
The dog is gnawing on a bone.
狗在啃骨头。
短语用例
gnaw at sb
- （长时间）折磨某人
to make sb feel anxious, frightened or uncomfortable over a long period of time- The dog was gnawing a bone.
那狗在啃骨头。 - Rats had gnawed through the cable.
老鼠把电缆咬断了。 - She gnawed at her fingernails.
她咬手指甲。 - Self-doubt began to gnaw away at her confidence.
对自己的怀疑渐渐吞噬了她的自信心。
- The dog was gnawing a bone.
牛津词典
verb
- 咬；啃；啮
to keep biting sth or chewing it hard, so that it gradually disappears- The dog was gnawing a bone.
那狗在啃骨头。 - Rats had gnawed through the cable.
老鼠把电缆咬断了。 - She gnawed at her fingernails.
她咬手指甲。 - Self-doubt began to gnaw away at her confidence.
对自己的怀疑渐渐吞噬了她的自信心。
- The dog was gnawing a bone.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 咬；啃；啮
If people or animalsgnawsomething orgnaw atit, they bite it repeatedly.- 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。
- Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems...
- VERB 折磨；使不安
If a feeling or thoughtgnaws atyou, it causes you to keep worrying.- 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。
- Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind...
英英释义
verb
- become ground down or deteriorate
- Her confidence eroded
- bite or chew on with the teeth
- gnaw an old cracker
双语例句
- Not only have the legal issues continued to gnaw at earnings, the banks have had a hard time making money.
不仅法律问题在继续侵蚀盈利，而且银行发现钱更难赚了。 - 'It's your duty to invite all the rats in the world to gnaw at your bones.'
你的责任是邀请世界上所有的老鼠来啃你的骨头。 - Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail.
梅拉妮咬着涂过指甲油的长指甲。 - Our dog likes to gnaw a bone.
我们的狗喜欢啃骨头。 - Babies like to gnaw hard objects when they're teething.
幼儿在出牙时喜欢咬硬物。 - Bad debts are continuing to gnaw at the bank's profits.
坏帐不断地减少银行的利润。 - She saw him gnaw his under lip, and roll his eyes, and she knew he was always fatal when he looked so.
她看到他咬着下嘴唇，眼睛翻转着，知道他一这样，总是要做出什么可怕的事情。 - To gnaw or wear away; erode.
啮蚀，腐蚀啮蚀或磨损； - Melanie smiled at him through sparkling tears while Scarlett felt the fox of wrath and impotent hate gnaw at her vitals.
媚兰眨着泪眼对他笑了笑，然而思嘉只觉得一阵怒火和内在仇恨在狠咬她的脏腑。 - Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.
玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。