| 词汇 | chip away at |
| 释义 | Phr V chip away at chips, chipping, chipped chip away at sth to gradually reduce something, or to gradually make something less effectiveHer constant criticisms chipped away at my self-confidence.Inflation has steadily chipped away at our savings. chip away at sth to gradually reduce something or make something disappear: Book sales over the Internet are chipping away at the profits of retail bookstores. The Rockets were slowly chipping away at their opponents' lead. Smokers complain that anti-smoking campaigns have chipped away at their rights. (redirected from chip away at) chip (away) at (something)1. Literally, to break off fragments of something. We won't be able to move this huge rock until we chip at it and make it smaller. 2. By extension, to complete small, incremental portions of a task. I knew I wouldn't be able to write 50 pages in one night, so I've been chipping away at this paper for a few weeks. chip (away) at somethingto break off tiny pieces of something little by little. The mason chipped away at the bricks. He chipped at the block of marble gently. |
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