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 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。
• There was a gnawing pain from the wound.
  伤口痛得揪心。
• And began gnawing another finger.
  他又啃起另一根指头来。
• Now the rat of Panic was gnawing at Byron's spirit.
  如今恐慌正象耗子一样在啃啮拜伦的心灵。
• 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。
• It tears apart the role of food in other teeth can not be replaced if lost, often resulting in children can not "gnawing sugar cane"," eating ribs", also affects the chewing power.
  它撕裂了在其他牙齿的食物的作用是不可替代的，如果丢失，往往在儿童不能“啃甘蔗”，“吃排骨产生的”，也影响咀嚼能力。
• Looks like you been gnawing on something nasty to me.
  我看你咬上了一件恶心的东西。
• Or else regret over losing Les was gnawing at her delicate constitution.
  或者，失去莱以后的悔意正噬咬着她纤弱的躯体。
• Fear is gnawing his heart.
  恐惧侵蚀着他的心。
• 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。