"gnaw" in Chinese (Traditional)
啃侵蝕
Definition
反覆咬或啃,通常是硬物,例如骨頭。亦可指持續困擾某人的事情。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Gnaw” 通常較正式或文學,常形容動物啃咬。比“chew”更具象。比喻用法用於 'gnaw at'(長期困擾)。常見用法如 'gnaw on a bone', 'gnaw at fear'。
Examples
The mouse likes to gnaw on cheese.
老鼠喜歡**啃**起司。
The puppy started to gnaw the table leg.
小狗開始**啃**桌腳。
Beavers gnaw on trees to build their homes.
海狸會**啃**樹來建造家園。
Something just kept gnawing at me all night—I couldn't sleep.
有事情整晚**困擾著**我,我無法入睡。
He watched the dog gnawing on his old shoe in the corner.
他看到狗在角落裡**啃**著他的舊鞋。
The guilt still gnaws at her, even years later.
多年後,內疚依然**折磨著**她。