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

• Looks like you been gnawing on something nasty to me.
  我看你咬上了一件恶心的东西。
• 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。
• Emerging markets have suffered from falling commodity prices, global growth concerns and gnawing worries about inflation.
  由于大宗商品价格不断下跌、对全球增长的担忧以及对通胀的持续忧虑，新兴市场遭受了打击。
• The dog was gnawing a bone.
  那条狗在啃一根骨头。
• 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。
• Relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing.
  相对小的啮齿动物，有一对适于啃咬的不停生长的门牙。
• Natalie stood beside him, gnawing her lips.
  娜塔丽站在他身旁，咬着嘴唇。
• My jaw has a gnawing pain.
  我的下颚有点痛。
• Rabbits still manage to find a way in. I am sure that some have even taken to gnawing through the metal.
  兔子还是找到办法进去了。我敢断定，有些兔子甚至已经用上了咬断金属的办法。
• 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。