单词 | gnaw |
释义 | gnaw v. (past part. gnawed or gnawn)   1. a tr. (usu. foll. by away, off, in two, etc.) bite persistently; wear away by biting. b intr. (often foll. by at, into) bite, nibble.   2. a intr. (often foll. by at, into) (of a destructive agent, pain, fear, etc.) corrode; waste away; consume; torture. b tr. corrode, consume, torture, etc. with pain, fear, etc. (was gnawed by doubt).   3. tr. (as gnawing adj.) persistent; worrying. Derivatives gnawingly adv. Etymology: OE gnagen, ult. imit. |
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