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

单词	gnaw
释义	gnaw \ˈnȯ\ verb (gnawed \-ȯd\ ; gnawed \“\ ; also gnawn \-ȯn\ ; gnawing ; gnaws) Etymology: Middle English gnawen, from Old English gnagan; akin to Old High German gnagan, nagan to gnaw, Old Norse gnaga to gnaw, and perhaps to Russian gnit' to rot *transitive verb* 1. a. : to bite or chew on with the teeth : wear away or remove a part from by persistent or repeated biting or nibbling < the dog was gnawing a bone > < sheep gnaw the tough grass off the range and leave it barren — Green Peyton > b. : to make by persistent or repeated biting or nibbling < rats gnawed a hole in the floor > 2. a. : to be a source of annoyance, worry, or vexation to : harass, plague < the restraints of censorship … gnawed every correspondent — Atlantic > < her brain was gnawed by savage and distorted thoughts — James Boyd > b. : to cause (as the stomach) to feel discomfort similar to that produced by persistent biting < hunger gnawed his vitals > 3. : to wear away by or as if by erosion or corrosion < time shall gnaw the proudest towers — Phineas Fletcher > *intransitive verb* 1. : to bite persistently or repeatedly with the teeth < the dog gnawed away at the bone > < he gnawed nervously at his underlip — Oscar Wilde > < a thousand men that fishes gnawed upon — Shakespeare > 2. : to produce an effect of or as if of gnawing : eat < the waves are gnawing away at the soft cliffs — Richard Joseph > < some of the roads gnaw at the tires — Claudia Cassidy > < strange truths that have gnawed on her lonely heart — Lillian Smith > < inflation and taxation gnaw increasingly at the savings of the people — Freedom & Union >
随便看	zonites zonitid zonitidae zonitoides zonk zonked zonked zonked-out zono- zono zonochlorite zonociliate zonolimnetic zonoplacental zonoplacentalia zonotrichia zonta zonula zonular zonule zonule zonule of zinn zonure zonuridae zoo-

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