Gặm, ăn mòn

to gnaw at, into something

gặm cái gì

to gnaw into a metal

ăn mòn kim loại ( axit)

Giày vò, day dứt

sadness and repentance are gnawing at the murderer's heart

sự buồn phiền và hối hận đang giày vò tên sát nhân

gặm

Chew, nibble, eat, bite, champ: The marks were made bydeer gnawing the bark.

Erode, eat away, corrode, wear down oraway, fret, consume, devour: The acid continues to gnaw away atthe metal till it is gone.

Fret, irritate, harry, hector,pester, worry, bother, plague, trouble, torment, torture,distress, badger, harass, haunt, nag, vex, gall, nettle, irk,peeve, annoy: The feeling that something was very wrongcontinued to gnaw at her.

(past part. gnawed or gnawn) 1 a tr. (usu. foll. by away,off, in two, etc.) bite persistently; wear away by biting. bintr. (often foll. by at, into) bite, nibble.

A intr. (oftenfoll. by at, into) (of a destructive agent, pain, fear, etc.)corrode; waste away; consume; torture. b tr. corrode, consume,torture, etc. with pain, fear, etc. (was gnawed by doubt).

Tr. (as gnawing adj.) persistent; worrying.

Gnawingly adv.[OE gnagen, ult. imit.]