- (一点一点儿地往下咬) bite; gnaw; nibble:
nibble at an ear of corn;
啃老玉米
bite meat off the bone; gnaw the meat off a bone;
把骨头上的肉啃下来
- (徒劳无益的钻研) take great pains with one's studies:
delve into books; read with great difficulty but with little understanding; make laborious efforts to read
啃书本