bite at or nibble something persistently
咬,啃,啮
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picking up the pig's foot, he gnawed at it .他拿起猪蹄啃起来。
[with obj. and adverbial]bite at or nibble (something) until it reaches a specified size or state
咬(或啃)成(一定大小或状态)
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she had gnawed her fingers to the bone .她已经把手指咬得见了骨头。
〈喻〉 烦扰;折磨
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the doubts continued to gnaw at me 这些疑问一直折磨着我
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[as adj.
gnawing ]that gnawing pain in her stomach .她那折磨人的胃痛。
"Old English