"gnaw on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 啃

Definition

用牙齿反覆咬或啃，通常用来形容动物啃咬骨头或物品，有时也指挥之不去的烦恼。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多属口语，常用於动物，如“dogs gnaw on bones”，也可形容持续困扰的烦恼。不同于单纯的“咀嚼”，强调持续啃咬。

Examples

The dog likes to gnaw on his bone.

這隻狗喜歡**啃**牠的骨頭。

Rats often gnaw on wood to keep their teeth short.

老鼠經常**啃**木頭來保持牙齒短。

She watched the baby gnaw on a teething ring.

她看著嬰兒**啃**牙膠環。

I can't stop thinking about my mistake; it's really starting to gnaw on me.

我一直在想我的錯誤，真的開始**困擾**我了。

Kids sometimes gnaw on pencils when they're bored in class.

孩子有時上課無聊時會**啃**鉛筆。

If you leave your shoes on the floor, the puppy will probably gnaw on them.

如果你把鞋子放在地上，小狗很可能會**啃**它們。