詞彙精選:gnaw的用法和辨析
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一、詳細釋義:
v.
咬,啃,齧 [I,T]
例句:
Lions like to gnaw away at a piece of meat.
獅子喜歡不斷地啃着一塊肉。
例句:
Rats gnawed off the lid of the box.
老鼠咬開了盒蓋。
侵蝕,使腐蝕 [I,T]
例句:
This kind of roads gnaw at the tires
這種道路磨損輪胎。
例句:
The acid gnaws the metal.
酸腐蝕金屬。
折磨,使苦惱,使不安 [I,T]
例句:
These desires gnawed away at us constantly.
這些慾望不斷地折磨我們。
例句:
Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind.
心底的疑團已經開始困擾他。
二、詞義辨析:
bite,chew,gnaw,snap
這些動詞均含有“咬、啃”之意。bite指用牙齒鉗住或切斷,或咬一口。chew指用牙磨碎。gnaw指連續不斷用齒咬。snap指突然猛咬。
三、相關短語:
gnaw at
v. 啃,咬,侵蝕
四、參考例句:
Lions like to gnaw away at a piece of meat.
獅子喜歡不斷地啃着一塊肉。
Self-doubt began to gnaw away at her confidence.
對自己的懷疑漸漸吞噬了她的自信心。
This kind of roads gnaw at the tires
這種道路磨損輪胎。
Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems.
木蝨會侵害活體植物並啃咬它們的莖。