一、詳細(xì)釋義：


v.

咬，啃，嚙 [I,T]


例句：

Lions like to gnaw away at a piece of meat.

獅子喜歡不斷地啃著一塊肉。


例句：

Rats gnawed off the lid of the box.

老鼠咬開了盒蓋。


侵蝕，使腐蝕 [I,T]


例句：

This kind of roads gnaw at the tires

這種道路磨損輪胎。


例句：

The acid gnaws the metal.

酸腐蝕金屬。


折磨，使苦惱，使不安 [I,T]


例句：

These desires gnawed away at us constantly.

這些欲望不斷地折磨我們。


例句：

Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind.

心底的疑團(tuán)已經(jīng)開始困擾他。


二、詞義辨析：


bite,chew,gnaw,snap

這些動詞均含有“咬、啃”之意。 bite指用牙齒鉗住或切斷，或咬一口。 chew指用牙磨碎。 gnaw指連續(xù)不斷用齒咬。 snap指突然猛咬。


三、相關(guān)短語：


gnaw at

v. 啃,咬,侵蝕


四、參考例句：


Lions like to gnaw away at a piece of meat.

獅子喜歡不斷地啃著一塊肉。


Self-doubt began to gnaw away at her confidence.

對自己的懷疑漸漸吞噬了她的自信心。


This kind of roads gnaw at the tires

這種道路磨損輪胎。


Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems.

木虱會侵害活體植物并啃咬它們的莖。