gnawing

英 [ˈnɔːɪŋ]

美 [ˈnɔːɪŋ]

adj.  (长时间)折磨人的，令人痛苦的，使人苦恼的
v.  咬; 啃; 啮
gnaw的现在分词

现在分词：gnawing　

GRE

BNC.42054 / COCA.27851

牛津词典

adj.

• （长时间）折磨人的，令人痛苦的，使人苦恼的
  making you feel worried over a period of time
  1. gnawing doubts
     令人痛苦的疑虑

柯林斯词典

• VERB 咬；啃；啮
  If people or animalsgnawsomething orgnaw atit, they bite it repeatedly.
  1. Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems...
     木虱会侵害活体植物并啃咬它们的茎。
  2. Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail.
     梅拉妮咬着涂过指甲油的长指甲。
• VERB 折磨；使不安
  If a feeling or thoughtgnaws atyou, it causes you to keep worrying.
  1. Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind...
     心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。
  2. Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.
     玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。

双语例句

• Or else regret over losing Les was gnawing at her delicate constitution.
  或者，失去莱以后的悔意正噬咬着她纤弱的躯体。
• The American society saw a gnawing poverty during the years of the Great Depression.
  在大萧条年代，美国社会充斥着噬心啮肺的贫困。
• It tears apart the role of food in other teeth can not be replaced if lost, often resulting in children can not "gnawing sugar cane"," eating ribs", also affects the chewing power.
  它撕裂了在其他牙齿的食物的作用是不可替代的，如果丢失，往往在儿童不能“啃甘蔗”，“吃排骨产生的”，也影响咀嚼能力。
• Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind
  心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。
• After few minutes, gnawing on a fox bone, the rabbit returns to his typewriter and resumes typing.
  几分钟后，兔子啃着狐狸的一根骨头，又回到它的打字机旁继续打字。
• Rabbits still manage to find a way in. I am sure that some have even taken to gnawing through the metal.
  兔子还是找到办法进去了。我敢断定，有些兔子甚至已经用上了咬断金属的办法。
• The dog was gnawing a bone.
  那条狗在啃一根骨头。
• Chueh-hui felt as if something were gnawing at his heart.
  他觉得什么东西在咬他的心。
• How can I stop my son gnawing at his fingernails all day long?
  我怎样才能阻止我的儿子整天咬指甲？
• And began gnawing another finger.
  他又啃起另一根指头来。