"gnaw at" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 折磨
• 纠缠（心理）

Definition

反复困扰某人，常指一个让人难以忘怀的问题或回忆不断出现在脑海里。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语表达，常用于形容心理上的忧虑、内疚或后悔，而非表现实际的物体。常与“想法”、“疑虑”等词搭配，表示难以释怀的烦恼。

Examples

The idea of failing began to gnaw at him every night.

失败的想法每天晚上都开始**折磨**他。

The memory of that mistake still gnaws at me.

那个错误的记忆仍**折磨着**我。

Guilt can gnaw at a person for years.

内疚感可以**折磨**一个人多年。

That question kept gnawing at me until I finally found the answer.

那个问题一直**纠缠着我**，直到我终于找到了答案。

The thought of what I said really gnaws at me sometimes.

有时候我说过的话真的**让我内疚不安**。

You can try to forget, but some regrets just gnaw at you forever.

你可以试着忘记，但有些遗憾就是会**一直折磨**你。