Gnaw
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vt.& vi. 咬，啮;使苦恼，折磨;侵蚀;使腐蚀;
vi. 咬;折磨;侵蚀;
📝 例句
Dogs like to gnaw on a bone.
狗爱啃骨头。
To gnaw or wear away;erode.
啮蚀，腐蚀啮蚀或磨损；腐蚀
A rat can gnaw a hole through wood.
老鼠能啃穿木头。
to gnaw a bone
啃骨头
Lions like to gnaw away at a piece of meat.
狮子喜欢不断地啃着一块肉。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“恼”:烦恼的人恨不得见人就咬两口
※ naw-谐音“闹”,gnaw-使苦恼:小孩的哭闹使父母很苦恼
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
gnaw
v
1 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (at) sth bite sth hard continually until it is worn away 不断地啃, 咬, 啮硬物（直至啃掉、 咬去、 啮断）
a dog gnawing (at) a bone 啃著骨头的狗
a boy gnawing his fingernails 咬著指甲的男孩.
2 [Ipr, Ip, Tn]
~ (at) sb/sth (fig 比喻) cause sb/sth continual distress and torment 使某人苦恼; 使某事物受折磨
fear and anxiety gnawing (at) one's heart 心中受著恐惧和不安的折磨
the gnawing pains of hunger 饥饿引起的绞痛
guilt gnawing (away) at one's conscience 使良心不安的罪愆.
3 (phr v) gnaw sth away/off destroy sth gradually by gnawing 啃掉或咬坏某物
Rats gnawed off the lid of the box. 老鼠啃坏了箱盖.
🔁 扩展释义
*[nɒ:]vt. 咬, 啃, 侵蚀, 消耗, 折磨vi. 咬, 啃, 侵蚀, 消耗, 折磨
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
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When they objected, they were killed.
他们反抗时就被杀害。
Perhaps she understood me because she herself had always had very weak eyes.
当我回顾那些岁月时，我深深地为安妮的智慧所打动。她理解我，也许是因为她本向来视力就很弱。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。