gnaw
UK [nɔ:] US [nɑ:] verb intransitive + prep transitive
BITE 咬
■to bite or chew something repeatedly, usually making a hole in it or gradually destroying it 咬，啮，啃（通常指啃出孔洞或逐渐啃坏）•Babies like to gnaw hard objects when they're teething.婴儿在长牙时喜欢啃咬硬物。 •A dog lay under the table, gnawing on a bone.一只狗趴在桌下啃骨头。
UK [nɔ:] US [nɑ:] verb intransitive + prep transitive
FEEL WORRIED 感到担忧
■to make you feel worried or uncomfortable 使烦恼；折磨•I've been gnawed by guilt about not replying to her letter yet.我到现在还没有回她的信，心里一直感到很内疚。 •The feeling that I've forgotten something has been gnawing at me all day.我一整天都坐立不安，总是觉得忘了甚么事情。
UK [nɔ:] US [nɑ:] verb intransitive + prep transitive
Phrasal Verbs gnaw away at sth
■to gradually reduce or spoil something 磨损；消耗；侵蚀•Bad debts are continuing to gnaw away at the bank's profits.坏帐继续吞噬银行的利润。 |