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

• A gnawing conscience keeps the memory terribly alert.
  啮咬的良心让记忆时时在痛楚中醒着。
• 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。
• Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind
  心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。
• Children always gnawing fingernails, but also do not want to eat.
  孩子总是啃指甲，但也不想吃。
• The dog was gnawing at a bone.
  狗在啃一根骨头。
• 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。
• Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.
  玛丽·安从欣喜若狂变得忧惧不安。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。