If people or animals gnaw something or gnaw at it, they bite it repeatedly.
例句
Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems...木虱會(huì)侵害活體植物并啃咬它們的莖。Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail.梅拉妮咬著涂過指甲油的長(zhǎng)指甲。
VERB
折磨；使不安
If a feeling or thought gnaws at you, it causes you to keep worrying.
例句
Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind...心底的疑團(tuán)已經(jīng)開始困擾他。Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.瑪麗·安從欣喜若狂變得憂懼不安。
英漢詞典釋義
vt. & vi.
咬, 啃
The farmer’s dog has been gnawing away on a bone under the table.那農(nóng)夫的狗一直在桌子底下啃骨頭。Some of the furniture in this old house has been gnawed away by rats.這所房子里的一些家具已被老鼠咬壞了。
(長(zhǎng)時(shí)間) 折磨某人
These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time.這些疑慮已經(jīng)折磨他一段時(shí)間了。
(長(zhǎng)時(shí)間)危害某事物
His attitude towards her gnawed away at her confidence.他對(duì)她的態(tài)度一直在削弱她的自尊心。