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词汇 eat away
释义
Phr V
eat away
eats, eating, ate, eaten
eat away sth or eat sth away
to gradually destroy something by continuously damaging it or taking little parts of it
The house was built on land which the sea is slowly eating away.
phraseeat away1. eat sth awayeat away sth especially BrE to gradually reduce something by taking parts of it away: New housing estates are still being built, and they are gradually eating away our countryside and woodlands. SIMILAR TO: erode formal2. eat away stheat sth away if water or chemicals eat something away, they gradually destroy it: Acids are corrosive, that is, they eat away other materials. The floor of the car had been eaten away by rust. SIMILAR TO: erode, corrode

eat away

To erode or wear something away. Don't use that harsh cleaner—it will eat away at a soft metal like this.

eat something away

to erode something; to consume something bit by bit. The acid ate the finish away. It ate away the finish.
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