gnaw
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If people or animals gnaw something or gnaw at it, they bite it repeatedly. 反复啮咬
Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems. 木虱会侵袭活体植物并不停地啮咬它们的茎。
2. V-I If a feeling or thought gnaws at you, it causes you to keep worrying. 困扰[书面]
...the nagging disquiet that had gnawed at him for days. …困扰了他数日、令他不得安宁的忧虑。
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gnaw /nɔː/ (gnawing,gnawed,gnaws)
剑桥词典
gnaw verb [I + prep, T] (BITE)
to bite or chew something repeatedly , usually making a hole in it or gradually destroying it
咬，啮，啃（通常指啃出孔洞或逐渐啃坏）
Babies like to gnaw hard objects when they're teething . 婴儿在长牙时喜欢啃咬硬物。
A dog lay under the table , gnawing on a bone . 一条狗趴在桌下啃骨头。
gnaw verb [I + prep, T] (FEEL WORRIED)
to make you feel worried or uncomfortable
使烦恼
I've been gnawed by guilt about not replying to her letter yet . 我到现在还没有回她的信，心里一直感到很内疚。
The feeling that I've forgotten something has been gnawing at me all day . 我一整天都坐立不安，老感觉忘了什么事情。