gnaw 音标拼音: [n'ɔ]
vt .
vi . 咬,啃,消耗,折磨,侵蚀
咬,啃,消耗,折磨,侵蚀
gnaw v 1 :
bite or chew on with the teeth ; "
gnaw an old cracker "
2 :
become ground down or deteriorate ; "
Her confidence eroded "
[
synonym : {
erode }, {
gnaw }, {
gnaw at }, {
eat at }, {
wear away }]
Gnaw \
Gnaw \,
v .
i .
To use the teeth in biting ;
to bite with repeated effort ,
as in eating or removing with the teeth something hard ,
unwieldy ,
or unmanageable .
[
1913 Webster ]
I might well ,
like the spaniel ,
gnaw upon the chain that ties me . --
Sir P .
Sidney .
[
1913 Webster ]
Gnaw \
Gnaw \ (
n [
add ]),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Gnawed } (
n [
add ]
d );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Gnawing }.] [
OE .
gnawen ,
AS .
gnagan ;
akin to D .
knagen ,
OHG .
gnagan ,
nagan ,
G .
nagen ,
Icel . &
Sw .
gnaga ,
Dan .
gnave ,
nage .
Cf . {
Nag }
to tease .]
1 .
To bite ,
as something hard or tough ,
which is not readily separated or crushed ;
to bite off little by little ,
with effort ;
to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth ;
to nibble at .
[
1913 Webster ]
His bones clean picked ;
his very bones they gnaw .
--
Dryden .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To bite in agony or rage .
[
1913 Webster ]
They gnawed their tongues for pain . --
Rev .
xvi .
10 .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To corrode ;
to fret away ;
to waste .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
To trouble in a constant manner ;
to plague ;
to worry ;
to vex ; --
usually used with at ;
as ,
his mounting debts gnawed at him .
[
PJC ]
113 Moby Thesaurus words for "
gnaw ":
ablate ,
abrade ,
abrase ,
afflict ,
agonize ,
ail ,
annoy ,
badger ,
bark ,
bedevil ,
beleaguer ,
bite ,
bother ,
burn ,
canker ,
chafe ,
champ ,
chaw ,
chew ,
chew the cud ,
chew up ,
chomp ,
consume ,
convulse ,
corrode ,
crucify ,
crumble ,
cut ,
devour ,
distress ,
eat ,
eat away ,
eat into ,
erase ,
erode ,
excruciate ,
fester ,
file ,
fray ,
frazzle ,
fret ,
gall ,
give pain ,
gnash ,
gnaw away ,
grate ,
graze ,
grind ,
gripe ,
gum ,
harass ,
harrow ,
harry ,
haunt ,
hector ,
hurt ,
inflame ,
inflict pain ,
irk ,
irritate ,
kill by inches ,
lacerate ,
martyr ,
martyrize ,
masticate ,
mouth ,
mumble ,
munch ,
nag ,
nettle ,
nibble ,
nibble away ,
nip ,
oxidize ,
pain ,
peeve ,
pester ,
pierce ,
pinch ,
plague ,
prick ,
prolong the agony ,
put to torture ,
rack ,
rankle ,
rasp ,
raze ,
rub ,
rub away ,
rub off ,
rub out ,
ruminate ,
rust ,
scour ,
scrape ,
scrub ,
scuff ,
skin ,
stab ,
sting ,
tease ,
torment ,
torture ,
trouble ,
tweak ,
twist ,
vex ,
wear ,
wear away ,
wear down ,
worry ,
wound ,
wring
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