英语词汇“gnaw”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gnawgnaw /nɔ/ verb [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive]

ETYMOLOGYgnaw

Origin: Old English gnagan

VERB TABLE

gnaw

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	gnaw
	he, she, it	gnaws
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	gnawed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have gnawed
	he, she, it	has gnawed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had gnawed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will gnaw
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have gnawed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am gnawing
	he, she, it	is gnawing
	you, we, they	are gnawing
Past	I, he, she, it	was gnawing
	you, we, they	were gnawing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been gnawing
	he, she, it	has been gnawing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been gnawing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be gnawing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been gnawing

to keep biting something hard SYN chew: A rat had gnawed a hole in the box.gnaw away/at/on a puppy gnawing on a bonegnaw at somebody phrasal verb to make someone feel worried or frightened: The thought of being fired gnawed at him all day.