eat away at

短语
大学

侵蚀；腐蚀；烦扰

词形变化

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教材释义与例句

侵蚀；腐蚀；烦扰

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To erode.

    及物

    The river is eating away at the river bank.

    The battery acid ate away at the metal until a large hole appeared.

  2. 2.

    To consume or use up, erode or wear away gradually.

    及物

    The expenses ate away at our profits.

  3. 3.

    To cause to feel uneasy, troubled, worried, guilty, or vexed; to bother about something.

    及物

    Not confessing that I had stolen the money ate away at me until I could no longer sleep.

词源

From eat away + at.

来源：wiktionary