| 单词 | gnaw |
| 释义 | gnaw (once / 1007 pages) v To gnaw is to bite or chew. Your favorite food might be corn on the cob, because you love to gnaw along each row of kernels. To gnaw also means to deteriorate or wear away as if by gnawing with the teeth. In Arches National Park, the weather has gnawed away at the rocks creating beautiful formations like arches, bridges, and balanced rocks. In this sense, to gnaw can be used even more figuratively. Something might gnaw at the back of your mind — something you were supposed to do, although now you can't quite remember what it was. WORD FAMILYgnaw: gnawed, gnawer, gnawing, gnawn, gnaws+/gnawer: gnawers USAGE EXAMPLESWrite what matters to you, write what gnaws at you at night, write what you’re scared of, write what hurts. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) That imposes a constant, gnawing pressure on millions of Californians? Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) But there’s a gnawing problem: People aren’t sure what to call it. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1v bite or chew on with the teeth gnaw an old cracker Hyper chew, jaw, manducate, masticate chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth bite, seize with teethto grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws 2v become ground down or deteriorate Syn|Hyper eat at, erode, gnaw at, wear away crumble, decay, dilapidate fall into decay or ruin |
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