| 释义 |
gnaw | BrE nɔː, AmE nɔ | A. transitive verb ① (chew) 啃 kěn ‹bone, wood›② (bite) 咬 yǎo ‹hole, opening›③ figurative (torment) 折磨 zhémó ▸ gnawed by guilt, he finally confessed 在内疚的折磨下,他最后招认了 B. intransitive verb ① (chew) 啃 kěn ▸ to gnaw at/on sth; 啃某物 ② ▸ to gnaw at sb figurative (torment) 折磨某人 zhémó mǒu rén PHRASAL VERBS gnaw away: A. transitive verb [gnaw away sth, gnaw sth away] (destroy) 啃咬掉 kěnyǎodiào ; (reduce) 慢慢消耗 mànmàn xiāohào B. intransitive verb ▸ to gnaw away at sth; 渐渐侵蚀某物 jiànjiàn qīnshí mǒu wù gnaw through transitive verb [gnaw through sth] 咬穿 yǎochuān |