gnaw
gnaw
[nɔː]
verb
gnawingly
adverb
语源
[nɔː]
verb
- [no obj.]bite at or nibble something persistently
咬，啃，啮
picking up the pig's foot, he gnawed at it.
他拿起猪蹄啃起来。
■[with obj. and adverbial]bite at or nibble (something) until it reaches a specified size or state
咬成，啃成
she had gnawed her fingers to the bone.
她已经把手指咬得见了骨头。
■(figurative)(of something painful to the mind or body) cause persistent and wearing distress or anxiety
(喻)烦扰；折磨
the doubts continued to gnaw at me.
这些疑问一直折磨着我。
[as adj. gnawing]that gnawing pain in her stomach.
她那折磨人的胃痛。
gnawingly
adverb
语源
- Old English gnagen, of Germanic origin; related to German nagen, ultimately imitative
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