gnaw
英 [nɔː]
美[nɔ]
- vt. 咬；折磨；侵蚀
- vi. 咬；折磨；侵蚀
词态变化
第三人称单数: gnaws;过去式: gnawed;过去分词: gnawed; gnawn;现在分词: gnawing;
中文词源
gnaw 咬
拟声词，咬东西的声音。
英英释意
- 1. bite or chew on with the teeth;
- "gnaw an old cracker"
- "chewed on a cookie"
- 2. become ground down or deteriorate;
- "Her confidence eroded"
英文词源
- gnaw (v.)
- Old English gnagan "to gnaw, bite off little by little" (past tense *gnog, past participle gnagan), from Proto-Germanic *gh(e)n- "to gnaw" (cognates: Old Saxon gnagan, Old Norse, Swedish gnaga, Middle Dutch, Dutch knagen, Old High German gnagan, German nagen "to gnaw"), probably imitative of gnawing. Figurative sense "wear away as if by continued biting" is from early 13c. Related: Gnawed; gnawing.
同义词辨析
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。
实用场景例句
- (figurative)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。
牛津词典
- The problem had been gnawing at him for months.
- 几个月来这个问题一直折磨着他。
牛津词典
- The dog was gnawing a bone.
- 那狗在啃骨头。
牛津词典
- Rats had gnawed through the cable.
- 老鼠把电缆咬断了。
牛津词典
- She gnawed at her fingernails.
- 她咬手指甲。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail.
- 梅拉妮咬着涂过指甲油的长指甲。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind...
- 心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.
- 玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Department of green tile brick temple built by the descendants call the " ant gnaw temple. "
- 庙宇系青砖绿瓦所筑,后人呼为 “ 蚂咋神庙 ”.
期刊摘选
- He looked about for something to gnaw on. The last onion?
- 他找找四周有什么能啃一口的东西. 最后一点洋葱?
期刊摘选
- Dogs like to gnaw on a bone.
- 狗爱啃骨头.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Our dog likes to gnaw a bone.
- 我们的狗喜欢啃骨头.
期刊摘选
- Lions like to gnaw away at a piece of meat.
- 狮子喜欢不断地啃着一块肉.
期刊摘选
- A rat can gnaw a hole through wood.
- 老鼠能啃穿木头.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Two mice, one white and one black, little by little started to gnaw away the vine.
- 两只老鼠, 一黑一白, 开始一点点地把野藤咬断.
期刊摘选
- 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?
电影对白
- Enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones.
- 被链条栓住的恶魔愤怒地拉紧锁链,啃咬着他的骨头.
期刊摘选
- Gnaw: This ghoul ability is now able to be set on autocast.
- 啃咬: 这个食尸鬼技能可以设置为自动施放.
期刊摘选
- It will also gnaw at Mr Summers , who leaves his job of repairing the economy unfinished.
- 相信届时同样烦恼的还有萨默斯先生, 他在经济修复工作尚未完成之前就中途走人了.
期刊摘选
- 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。
柯林斯例句