كيف تنطق "cut away at"

expression

KUT-uh-WAY-at

التعريف

To gradually remove or reduce something by cutting it over time; can refer to both literal cutting or slowly weakening something (like resources or strength).

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkət/ /əˈweɪ/ /ˈæt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈʌt/ /ɐwˈeɪ/ /ˈæt

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

KUT-uh-WAY-at

بريطاني

KUT-uh-WAY-at

استمع في السياق

He started to cut away at the tree branch with his knife.

The waves cut away at the soil by the river every year.

They had to cut away at the old paint before repainting the wall.

All these small expenses are really cutting away at our savings.