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

• Fear is gnawing his heart.
  恐惧侵蚀着他的心。
• Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.
  玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。
• He was gnawing his finger-nails with impatience.
  他焦灼地咬着他的指甲。
• There was a gnawing pain from the wound.
  伤口痛得揪心。
• A gnawing conscience keeps the memory terribly alert.
  啮咬的良心让记忆时时在痛楚中醒着。
• 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？
• 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。
• Relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing.
  相对小的啮齿动物，有一对适于啃咬的不停生长的门牙。
• My jaw has a gnawing pain.
  我的下颚有点痛。
• Tom's fearful secret and gnawing conscience disturbed his sleep for as much as a week after this;
  汤姆既不敢说出可怕的事实真相，良心又受到煎熬，因此搅得他事后一周内睡卧不安。