| 单词 | to gnap at |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto gnap at b. figurative. to gnap at, to snap at, find fault with; also, to clip (words) in speaking. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > captiously upbraidc1290 bite1330 to gnap at1533 carp1550 cavil1581 carp1587 to pick at ——1603 to pick a hole (also holes) in1614 yark1621 vellicate1633 to peck at1641 snob1654 ploat1757 to get at ——1803 crab1819 to pick up1846 knock1892 snark1904 kvetchc1950 to pick nits1978 1533 T. Elyot Of Knowl. Wise Man Pref. [They] be alwaye gnappynge and kyckynge at suche examples. 1789 A. Shirrefs Poems (1790) 293 Keep me frae your travel'd birds, Wha..only ken to gnap at words. 1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 67 Gnap at, to taunt and find fault with; as, ‘He's a nyatterin' bodie: he's eye gnappin' at something’. < as lemmas |
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