gnaws

英 [nɔːz]

美 [nɔːz]

v.  咬; 啃; 啮
gnaw的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 咬；啃；啮
  If people or animalsgnawsomething orgnaw atit, they bite it repeatedly.
  1. 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。
  2. Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail.
     梅拉妮咬着涂过指甲油的长指甲。
• VERB 折磨；使不安
  If a feeling or thoughtgnaws atyou, it causes you to keep worrying.
  1. Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind...
     心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。
  2. Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.
     玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。

双语例句

• The_I_in the eyes howls, seeks, fumbles, and gnaws.
  没有眼睛的我在吼着，寻着，摸着，啃着。
• Porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease.
  北美洲东北部的豪猪，尖刺藏在粗硬的毛中；经常啃咬建筑物以得到盐和油脂。
• Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives.
  种族歧视是在黑人生命中每个清醒的时刻都在撕咬他们的地狱之犬。
• 'It gnaws at you. You wonder what happened, and what she went through,' Ms. Hedgecock says.
  赫奇科克说：它会折磨你，你会想知道发生了什么，还有她经历了些什么，让你很想知道自己错过了什么。
• Thus, I oppose the desire for oblivion that gnaws at our roots even as the light is summoning us to bloom.
  因此，我反对弃世逃遁，这种想法即使在上帝的荣光召唤我们大显身手时也在内心深处噬咬着我们。
• A man estranged from his wife is convinced that he has a live serpent inside him which perpetual gnaws at him.
  一个和妻子疏远的男人相信体内有一条活蛇常常在咬他。
• While the dog gnaws the bones, companions would be none.
  狗啃骨头，不需同伴。
• The King is angry. See, he gnaws his lip.
  国王生气了。看吧，他咬着自己的嘴唇。
• The sea urchin, in water, gnaws away at encrusting algae.
  海胆在啃食身体外的藻类植物。
• Time, whose tooth gnaws away everything else, is powerless against truth.
  时间，它的利齿可咬碎万物，但对真理却无能为力。