| 单词 | to gnaw on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto gnaw on b. absol. and intransitive; esp. with prepositions to gnaw at ( †to gnaw on), to gnaw into (cf. 1c); also in indirect passive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > be painful or distressing to a person [verb (intransitive)] to claw, rub, hit on the gallc1386 smarta1400 rankle1735 to play hell (with)1750 gnaw1859 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) ii. ii. 283 My Coffers ransack'd, my reputation gnawne at. View more context for this quotation 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xii. 52 So that man..hath his heart all the day long, gnawed on by feare of death. 1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. i. 31 The eager Desire after the Knowledge of them gnaw'd into his very Vitals. 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) I. 237 The rage which had long gnawed at his heart might burst forth. 1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. xvii. 241 Torments that have so gnawed into thy life! 1859 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 19 Apr. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) vi. 519 Something gnawed within him, and kept him forever restless and miserable. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. x. 173 The terrible mournfulness..of the truth gnawed within her. < as lemmas |
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