One thought lies close in her heart gnawn thorough
With pain, a weed in a dried-up river,
A rust-red share in an empty furrow.英文原著 · 《A Century of Roundels》
Precisely in the same way, to be "simple" for charity is the state of a saint; to be "simple" for money is that of a filthy old fool. Of the two I have more respect for the old miser, gnawing bones in an attic: if he was not nearer to God, he was at least a little nearer to men. His simple life was a little more like the life of the real poor.英文原著 · 《A Miscellany of Men》
There are women to whom you say, 'I love you.' To me you have never said more than 'You are a good girl.' Certain speeches of yours, though you do not know it, gnaw at my heart. Clever men sometimes ask me what I am thinking. I am thinking of my self-abasement--the prostration of the poorest outcast in the presence of the Saviour.英文原著 · 《A Prince of Bohemia》
Soldiers know that fear. It has given men to bayonet points. Now it increased rapidly within Hermione. She was devoured by a terror that was acutely nervous, that gnawed her body as well as her soul. Gaspare had known Ruffo's mother in Sicily. And Maurice--he had known Ruffo's mother. He must have known her. But when?英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
Whom Defarge escorted to the top of the stairs, and, leaving seated there, returned. The three had risen, and their heads were together when he came back to the garret. `How say you, Jacques?' demanded Number One. `To be registered?'
`To be registered, as doomed to destruction,' returned Defarge. `Magnificent!' croaked the man with the craving. `The chateau and all the race?' inquired the first. `The chateau and all the race,' returned Defarge. `Extermination.'
The hungry man repeated, in a rapturous croak, `Magnificent!' and began gnawing another finger.英文原著 · 《A TALE OF TWO CITIES》
"Still the same old gnawing hunger?"
"What is doing these days?" demanded Nightspore disdainfully, without altering his attitude. "Surtur has gone, and we are to follow him."
"How do you two come to know each other, and of whom are you speaking?" asked Maskull, looking from one to the other in perplexity. "Krag has something for us. Let us go outside," replied Nightspore. He got up, and glanced over his shoulder. Maskull, following the direction of his eye, observed that the few remaining men were watching their little group attentively.英文原著 · 《A Voyage to Arcturus》
But, Axe, if this is some move, some game you're playing, we'll hunt you in a pack until we're gnawing on your fucking bones.美剧 · 《Billions》
- What's going on? - I have to wear the cone so I don't gnaw on the stitches I had to get when I punched a mirror last week.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
Every time I get trapped in a conversation with Captain, I think, "If I was married to this guy, I would gnaw my own hand off just to get the ring off my body." At least no one in my family has anger issues.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
- Some of these look a little frayed. - Yeah, I tried to gnaw myself free.美剧 · 《Friends》