Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #15154
gnawed
啃；咬；啮
gnawed is the past of gnaw.
核心释义
To bite or chew on something persistently, especially something tough.
- 1.
To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
- 2.
用牙齿咬或啃
bite or chew on with the teeth
- 3.
To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
- 4.
被磨损或恶化
become ground down or deteriorate
- 5.
To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
使烦恼；使焦虑；折磨；侵蚀；腐蚀；损耗；用牙齿咬或啃；被磨损或恶化；咬
用法In use
The puppy gnawed on the wooden leg of the chair.
用法提示：动词过去式，表示物理性啃咬。
Hunger gnaws at his stomach every day.
用法提示：动词第三人称单数，表示持续折磨或消耗。
Guilt gnawed at him for years after the accident.
用法提示：动词过去式，比喻心理上的折磨。
gnaw an old cracker
gnaw at/on sth
The dog gnawed at the bone for hours.
那条狗啃骨头啃了好几个小时。
gnaw sth
直接接宾语时通常强调结果。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gnaw on
- 啃咬（某物）
- The dog gnawed on a bone in the yard.狗在院子里啃着一根骨头。
- gnaw through
- 咬穿；咬断
- The rat gnawed through the power cable.老鼠咬穿了电源线。
- gnaw at
- 折磨；使持续焦虑
- The guilt gnawed at him for years.内疚折磨了他多年。
- gnawing feeling
- 挥之不去的焦虑感
- She couldn't shake the gnawing feeling that something was wrong.她无法摆脱那种出了问题的挥之不去的焦虑感。
- gnawing hunger
- 阵阵袭来的饥饿感；饿得难受
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象老鼠啃木头：g不发音，读/nɔ/，咬住不放就是gnaw；啃蚀、烦恼、折磨都从‘啃’而来。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：animal chewing on a bone、rodent gnawing through wood or cables、person biting a fingernail 本义“持续啃咬”多用于描述动物（如狗、老鼠）用牙齿反复咬硬物的动作，日常口头和一般书面表达中都很常见，语气中性。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用介词 on 或 at，如 gnaw on/at sth.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词与 gnaw /nɔ/ 押韵，因为它们都含 -aw 发 /ɔ/：law、saw、paw、jaw、claw、raw。注意：gnaw 中的 g 不发音，但 gnat (/næt/)、gnash (/næʃ/)、gnome (/noʊm/) 虽然也有不发音的 g，读音不同，不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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