gnaw at

基本解释

• 啃，咬；侵蚀

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• It's your duty to invite all the rats in the world to gnaw at your bones.
  你的责任是邀请世界上所有的老鼠来啃你的骨头。
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• He piled up hard currency like British pounds in his palace in Muscat, but rats began to gnaw at it, Mr. Weatherford said.
  他将英镑之类的硬通货都堆在他位于首都马斯喀特的宫殿中，结果却招来了鼠咬。
• It uses them to gnaw at the sides and bottom of its channel, gradually loosening more earth.
  雨水它们啮噬着水道的两边和底部，逐渐使更多的土壤松动。

原声例句

• And I think eventually that question would gnaw at you and sour and override the pleasure.
  最终那个疑问会折磨你,飞升超越那种快感。
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权威例句

• As polls have shown, opposition to the war effort has also begun to gnaw at the conservative base.
  NPR: Sheehan Magnifies Fissures on Iraq
• At its most extreme, people like Masellis will do just about anything to satisfy a hunger that can gnaw at the will just as hard as an addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling.
  FORBES: They've Gotta Have It
• It's already starting to gnaw at them.
  NPR: This Week in Washington: Iraq Debate, Intel Estimate

词组短语

短语

• to gnaw at 折磨
• gnaw at sb 折磨着某人
• gnaw at a bone loudly 啃骨头啃出声来