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

• The dog was gnawing at a bone.
  狗在啃一根骨头。
• He felt a continual impulse and craving and greed, something like a serpent gnawing into his heart.
  他感觉到内心有一种永不休止的冲动、一种欲求和一种贪欲，这些情感像毒蛇噬咬着他的心的。
• 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 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。
• A gnawing conscience keeps the memory terribly alert.
  啮咬的良心让记忆时时在痛楚中醒着。
• He drank a good deal of wine to destroy the pain that was gnawing at his heart.
  他喝了大量的酒以消除正在使他烦心的痛苦。
• 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？
• Natalie stood beside him, gnawing her lips.
  娜塔丽站在他身旁，咬着嘴唇。
• At night it pierces my bones within me, And my gnawing pains take no rest.
  伯30：17夜间我里面的骨头刺我、痛不止、像龈我。
• Children always gnawing fingernails, but also do not want to eat.
  孩子总是啃指甲，但也不想吃。