英语词汇“to bite one's nails”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

d. to bite one's nails [compare classical Latin rōdere unguēs, Horace Satires 1. 10. 17, to bite the nails, i.e. to be buried in thought; Middle French ronger ses ungles to bite the nails (1370), ronger les ongles to concentrate (1580).] : to be nervous; to be bored; (also) to think hard, to concentrate.

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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > worry about [verb (transitive)]

obsess1531

to bite one's nails1577

to doubt of1577

worry1959

the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > cause to be idle or inactive [verb (transitive)] > occupy oneself triflingly with > kill (time or a period)

to blow (on) one's nails1566

to spin out1608

murder1700

kill1728

to bite one's nails1883

1577 tr. ‘F. de L'Isle’ Legendarie sig. Iviij^v This caused the Cardinal and the rest of his brethren to bite their nailes.

1628 R. Hayman tr. J. Owen Certaine Epigrams ii. 14 in Quodlibets 'Tis not strange, if my Epigrams be meane, I doe not bite my nailes, nor beate my braine.

1721 T. D'Urfey Grecian Heroine ii. i, in New Opera's 108 Prosper ye, Sir, you'll give me leave to scratch, Bite my Nails, pore, or so, I cannot solve the Riddle.

1820 R. Anderson Enigma the First in Wks. I. 141 I'm but a word. My meaning quick explain; Come, study; bite your nails, then try again.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xix. 155 A man who has been three years biting his nails on a desert island..can't expect to appear as sane as you or me.

1922 Collier's 4 Mar. 7/2 I don't like to ballyhoo myself..but here's a picture which will make you..bite your nails.

1993 Bookseller Jan. 44 By the end of the week before Christmas, we reps were no longer biting our nails quite so hard.

单词	to bite one's nails
释义	> as lemmas to bite one's nails d. to bite one's nails [compare classical Latin rōdere unguēs, Horace Satires 1. 10. 17, to bite the nails, i.e. to be buried in thought; Middle French ronger ses ungles to bite the nails (1370), ronger les ongles to concentrate (1580).] : to be nervous; to be bored; (also) to think hard, to concentrate. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > worry about [verb (transitive)] obsess1531 to bite one's nails1577 to doubt of1577 worry1959 the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > cause to be idle or inactive [verb (transitive)] > occupy oneself triflingly with > kill (time or a period) to blow (on) one's nails1566 to spin out1608 murder1700 kill1728 to bite one's nails1883 1577 tr. ‘F. de L'Isle’ Legendarie sig. Iviij^v This caused the Cardinal and the rest of his brethren to bite their nailes. 1628 R. Hayman tr. J. Owen Certaine Epigrams ii. 14 in Quodlibets 'Tis not strange, if my Epigrams be meane, I doe not bite my nailes, nor beate my braine. 1721 T. D'Urfey Grecian Heroine ii. i, in New Opera's 108 Prosper ye, Sir, you'll give me leave to scratch, Bite my Nails, pore, or so, I cannot solve the Riddle. 1820 R. Anderson Enigma the First in Wks. I. 141 I'm but a word. My meaning quick explain; Come, study; bite your nails, then try again. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xix. 155 A man who has been three years biting his nails on a desert island..can't expect to appear as sane as you or me. 1922 Collier's 4 Mar. 7/2 I don't like to ballyhoo myself..but here's a picture which will make you..bite your nails. 1993 Bookseller Jan. 44 By the end of the week before Christmas, we reps were no longer biting our nails quite so hard. extracted from nailn. < as lemmas
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