gnaw

英[nɔː] 美[nɔː]
  • v. 咬;折磨;侵蚀
gnawer gnawed gnawed gnawing gnaws
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星级词汇:
  • gnat n.蠓虫;蚊;蚋;琐事
    v. (动词)
    1. 咬,啮,噬,啃,嚼
    2. 腐蚀,侵蚀,消耗,损坏,磨损
    3. 咬成,咬断,咬坏
    4. 使烦恼,使苦恼,困扰
    5. 折磨,使痛苦
    6. 咬啮,啃啮,啃个不停(与on,away,at等连用)
    7. 消耗,腐蚀,侵蚀(与 on, away,at 等连用)
    8. 不断地折磨,无休止地困扰

英英释义

Verb:
  1. bite or chew on with the teeth;

    "gnaw an old cracker"

  2. become ground down or deteriorate;

    "Her confidence eroded"

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Dogs like to gnaw on a bone.
狗爱啃骨头.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. A rat can gnaw a hole through wood.
老鼠能啃穿木头.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. And there are those who gnaw away at our national self - respect.
而有些人逐步丢掉了我们国家的尊严.

来自辞典例句

5. You'd like that, so your conscience won't gnaw at you anymore.
你喜欢这样么, 你的内心是这么 想 的么?

来自电影对白

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Rats gnawed off the lid of the box.
      老鼠咬开了盒盖。
    2. The rat gnawed a hole through the wall.
      耗子在墙上啃了一个洞。
    3. These desires gnawed away at us constantly.
      这些欲望不断地折磨我们。
    4. 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。
bite,chew,gnaw,snap
  • 这些动词均含有“咬、啃”之意。
  • bite指用牙齿钳住或切断,或咬一口。
  • chew指用牙磨碎。
  • gnaw指连续不断用齿咬。
  • snap指突然猛咬。