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

• He was gnawing his finger-nails with impatience.
  他焦灼地咬着他的指甲。
• 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。
• Natalie stood beside him, gnawing her lips.
  娜塔丽站在他身旁，咬着嘴唇。
• I've had gnawing doubts about the viability of this project for some time.
  我对这项工程的可行性疑虑了好久。
• And began gnawing another finger.
  他又啃起另一根指头来。
• Gnawing: Kitty appears to have spotted something as Buttons nibbles on a corner of a cushion.
  啃：基蒂似乎是盯着什么在发呆，而巴顿在垫子的角落里咬着。
• 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。
• 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？
• My jaw has a gnawing pain.
  我的下颚有点痛。
• There was a gnawing pain from the wound.
  伤口痛得揪心。