He was afflicted always with a gnawing restlessness.是什么意思？

He was afflicted always with a gnawing restlessness.

他老是被一种叫人苦恼的不安情绪折磨着.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

afflicted

v. 使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
Italy has been afflicted by political corruption for decades...
几十年来意大利一直饱受政治腐败之苦。

always

adv. 总是，老是，永远，始终，常常，不断地；

例句
Some cities are always going to be more advantaged.
一些城市总会有一些得天独厚的优势。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

gnawing

adj. 痛苦的，苦恼的；v. 咬( gnaw的现在分词 )，（长时间） 折磨某人，（使）苦恼，（长时间）危害某事物；

例句
Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind...
心底的疑团已经开始困扰他。

restlessness

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例句
A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登.