gnaw
gnaw漢語翻譯
vi. 咬, 啃, 侵蝕, 消耗, 折磨
gnaw詞意辨析
bite, chew, gnaw, snap
這些動詞均含有“咬、啃”之意。bite: 指用牙齒鉗住或切斷,或咬一口。
chew: 指用牙磨碎。
gnaw: 指連續(xù)不斷用齒咬。
snap: 指突然猛咬。
gnaw英語解釋
動詞 gnaw:
- bite or chew on with the teeth
- become ground down or deteriorate同義詞:erode, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
gnaw例句
- Rats gnawed off the lid of the box.老鼠咬開了盒蓋。
- She was gnawing her nails nervously.她正在神經(jīng)質(zhì)地咬指甲。
- The rat gnawed a hole through the wall.耗子在墻上啃了一個洞。
- These desires gnawed away at us constantly.這些欲望不斷地折磨我們。
gnaw詳細(xì)解釋
gnaw
v.(動詞)gnawed,gnaw.ing,gnaws v.tr.(及物動詞)
To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.咬,嚙:用牙齒咬,啃,嚙To produce by gnawing:咬成:例句:gnaw a hole.See Synonyms at bite 咬一個洞參見 bite
To erode or diminish gradually as if by gnawing:咬蝕,侵蝕:似乎用咬漸漸地侵蝕或減少:例句:waves gnawing the rocky shore.波浪沖蝕著巖岸
To afflict or worry persistently:煩擾或折磨:例句:fear that constantly gnawed me.恐懼不斷侵?jǐn)_我
v.intr.(不及物動詞)To bite or chew persistently:嚙,啃:不停地咬,啃:例句:The dog gnawed at the bone.那只狗啃著骨頭
To cause erosion or gradual diminishment.侵蝕,消耗:使侵蝕或漸漸減小To cause persistent worry or pain:煩擾,折磨,使痛苦:例句:Hunger gnawed at the prisoners.饑餓折磨著犯人們
來源:Middle English gnauen 中古英語 gnauen from Old English gnagan 源自 古英語 gnagan
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gnaw.er
n.(名詞)