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

• Children always gnawing fingernails, but also do not want to eat.
  孩子总是啃指甲，但也不想吃。
• 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。
• He was gnawing his finger-nails with impatience.
  他焦灼地咬着他的指甲。
• The dog was gnawing at a bone.
  狗在啃一根骨头。
• Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind
  心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。
• The dog was gnawing a bone.
  那条狗在啃一根骨头。
• Looks like you been gnawing on something nasty to me.
  我看你咬上了一件恶心的东西。
• 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。
• Fear is gnawing his heart.
  恐惧侵蚀着他的心。
• A gnawing conscience keeps the memory terribly alert.
  啮咬的良心让记忆时时在痛楚中醒着。