Gnaw
[ nɔ ]
第3级
其它 Other
vt.& vi. 咬，啮;使苦恼，折磨;侵蚀;使腐蚀;
vi. 咬;折磨;侵蚀;
📝 例句
Dogs like to gnaw on a bone.
狗爱啃骨头。
To gnaw or wear away;erode.
啮蚀，腐蚀啮蚀或磨损；腐蚀
A rat can gnaw a hole through wood.
老鼠能啃穿木头。
to gnaw a bone
啃骨头
Lions like to gnaw away at a piece of meat.
狮子喜欢不断地啃着一块肉。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“恼”:烦恼的人恨不得见人就咬两口
※ naw-谐音“闹”,gnaw-使苦恼:小孩的哭闹使父母很苦恼
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
gnaw
v
1 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (at) sth bite sth hard continually until it is worn away 不断地啃, 咬, 啮硬物（直至啃掉、 咬去、 啮断）
a dog gnawing (at) a bone 啃著骨头的狗
a boy gnawing his fingernails 咬著指甲的男孩.
2 [Ipr, Ip, Tn]
~ (at) sb/sth (fig 比喻) cause sb/sth continual distress and torment 使某人苦恼; 使某事物受折磨
fear and anxiety gnawing (at) one's heart 心中受著恐惧和不安的折磨
the gnawing pains of hunger 饥饿引起的绞痛
guilt gnawing (away) at one's conscience 使良心不安的罪愆.
3 (phr v) gnaw sth away/off destroy sth gradually by gnawing 啃掉或咬坏某物
Rats gnawed off the lid of the box. 老鼠啃坏了箱盖.
🔁 扩展释义
*[nɒ:]vt. 咬, 啃, 侵蚀, 消耗, 折磨vi. 咬, 啃, 侵蚀, 消耗, 折磨
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
查看全部CET-6词汇 ›🗣️ 情景例句
When they objected, they were killed.
他们反抗时就被杀害。
Half an hour later, another man struck a match for a cigarette and this time the whole of the inside of the ship caught fire.
半小时后，又一个工人擦亮火柴想点支香烟，这下整个船舱都起了火。
He was so shocked by this lack of equality and fairness that he formed an organization leading the Indians' struggle for equal rights.
不平等与不公正使他如此震惊，他因此创办了一个领导印度人为争取平等权利而斗争的组织。