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worry at something
phrasal verb with worryverbuk /ˈwʌr.i/ us /ˈwɝː.i/
(OBJECT)
to shake, pull at, or touch something repeatedly: 反复逗弄
The dog was worrying at its bone.狗在反复撕咬着骨头。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
brandish
earth-shaking
flap
flappy
flourish
fluff
fluff something up
reverberation
reverberative
ripple
rock-a-bye
shake out
shakily
sway
thrash
trembly
tremulously
vibrate
vibration
vibratory
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Making short, sudden movements
(PROBLEM)
mainly UK
to keep trying to find a way of solving a problem: 不断努力;反复尝试
She'll worry at those figures until she's sure they've been done correctly.她会反复验算那些数字，直到确定计算结果无误为止。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Thinking and contemplating
a brown studyidiom
agonize
agonize over/about something
beard-stroking
bethink
harbour
heart-searching
hit on/upon something
I/we'll (have to) seeidiom
in the cold light of dayidiom
introspect
navel
reckon
reflection
revisit
reweigh
rumination
run through someone's mind/headidiom
scratch your headidiom
weigh
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