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gnaw

美 [nɔː]英 [nɔː]
  • v.啃;咬;啮

过去式: gnawed;gnawn 现在分词: gnawing 过去分词: gnawed 第三人称单数: gnaws

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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。

短语动词

gnaw

频次

  • 1
    VERB 咬;啃;啮
    If people or animals gnaw something or gnaw at it, 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。

  • 2
    VERB 折磨;使不安
    If a feeling or thought gnaws at you, 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。

verb

1
become ground down or deteriorate
Her confidence eroded
Synonym: erode gnaw at eat at wear away
2
bite or chew on with the teeth
gnaw an old cracker

数据来源:WordNet

  1. 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。

  2. This means a quick gnaw to real gold would actually leave an indentation .

    这意味着迅速咬一下真正的黄金,会留下牙印。

  3. The problem had been gnawing at him for months .

    几个月来这个问题一直折磨着他。

  4. Rats had gnawed through the cable .

    老鼠把电缆咬断了。

  5. The dog was gnawing a bone .

    那狗在啃骨头。

  6. 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。

  7. She gnawed at her fingernails .

    她咬手指甲。

  8. Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind

    心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。

  9. Mary Ann 's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear .

    玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。

  10. Rabbits still manage to find a way in . I am sure that some have even taken to gnawing through the metal .

    兔子还是找到办法进去了。我敢断定,有些兔子甚至已经用上了咬断金属的办法。

  11. Melanie gnawed a long , painted fingernail .

    梅拉妮咬着涂过指甲油的长指甲。

  12. The rats gnawed a hole in the box .

    老鼠把箱子咬了一个洞。

  13. The dog is gnawing on a bone .

    狗在啃骨头。

  14. Some of the furniture in this old house has been gnawed away by rats .

    这所老房子里的一些家具已经被老鼠嗑坏了。

  15. The root of this dead tree has been gnawed away by ants .

    这棵死树根被蚂蚁唼了。

  16. Dogs like to gnaw on a bone .

    狗爱啃骨头。

  17. A rat can gnaw a hole through wood .

    老鼠能啃穿木头。

  18. A rat has gnawed a hole in the box .

    老鼠把箱子嗑破了。

  19. There was a gnawing pain from the wound .

    伤口痛得揪心。

  20. These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time .

    这些疑虑已经折磨他一段时间了。

  21. The first time he woke , he heard Templeton gnawing a hole in the grain bin .

    第一次醒来时,他听到坦普尔曼在谷仓里打洞的声音。

  22. He smiled wryly , then closed his eyes and gnawed his lips .

    他狞笑一声,就闭了眼睛,咬着嘴唇

  23. The water gnaws at the shoreline .

    海水侵蚀海岸线。

  24. He paused and gnawed the tough pone .

    他停下来,咬一了口硬面包。

  25. New Method Processing the Deflection and Rail Gnawing of Bridge Crane

    处理桥式起重机挠度及啃轨的新方法

  26. The rats had gnawed some of the wood work away .

    老鼠将一些木器咬坏了。

  27. He looked just like an old dog gnawing on a bone .

    他看来活像啃骨头的老狗。

  28. Still gnawing away at that bone , are we ?

    我们还在船上吧,对吗?

  29. The Automatic Deviation Correction of Crane and the Development for the Control of Gnawing Track System

    起重机运行自动纠偏及治理啃道系统开发

  30. Children always gnawing fingernails , but also do not want to eat .

    孩子总是啃指甲,但也不想吃。

bite champ gnash gnaw 【导航词义:咬】
bite v. 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。

champ v. 〈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。

gnash v. 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。

gnaw v. 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。

  • 短语动词

以下资源来自牛津词典

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 problem had been gnawing at him for months.

几个月来这个问题一直折磨着他。