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
- Our dog likes to gnaw a bone.
我们的狗喜欢啃骨头。 - The beaver uses its large sharp teeth gnaw it.
河狸用它那尖锐的牙齿咬树皮。 - 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。 - Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.
玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。 - A rat can gnaw a hole through wood.
老鼠能啃穿木头。 - Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail.
梅拉妮咬着涂过指甲油的长指甲。 - Once inside, they will constantly gnaw at virtually anything-including concrete, lead, and plastic.
一旦进入，他们就会不断地咬嚼一切东西，包括混凝土，铅，塑料等。 - 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。 - When worms come to gnaw at the root of the peach tree, the plum tree invites them to gnaw at its own root.
当虫子来啃咬桃子树的根的时候，李子树则邀请他们来啃咬他自己的根。 - My mouth fills with dust. I know because when I gnaw, there is grit between my teeth.
我满嘴都是尘土，因为咀嚼一下，牙齿间就有沙土磨着。