| 释义 |
Phr V eat into eats, eating, ate, eaten eat into sth to use or take away a large part of something valuable {e.g. savings, profits, leisure time, business}The high cost of living in London is eating into my savings.Increased administrative work can eat into employees' free time.
eat into sth to use or take away part of something valuable, especially money or time: The company was forced to cut prices sharply, eating into its profits. Jet lag can eat into precious holiday time.
(redirected from eat into)
eat into (something)1. To take away or use up a large amount of resources over a certain period of time. Changing voter demographics have been eating into the party's traditionally strong hold on state politics. Don't eat into your savings to pay for that fancy new smart phone. 2. To erode, corrode, or slowly consume something. Rising acidity in the ocean has caused it to start eating into the hulls of our ships. |