Gnaw
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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
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I suppose it's better to be safe than sick.
我想安全总要比生病好。
In this way he was able to find out where they lived, how many chidren they had, and where they died and were buried.
就这样，他了解到祖先的住处，有多少孩子，死在何处，葬在哪里。
We talked and wondered about the people who had lived here before.
我们谈论并且很好奇以前住在这里的人们。