"chip away" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 逐步削弱
• 一点点削掉

Definition

逐步从某物上削掉小块，或随着时间推移慢慢削弱某事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于比喻意义，如 'chip away at confidence'（慢慢削弱自信）或 'chip away at a problem'（持续一点点解决问题），描述逐步削弱或减少的过程。字面意思只用于坚硬表面。

Examples

He used a hammer to chip away at the rock.

他用锤子**一点点削掉**岩石。

Water can chip away at stone over many years.

水多年后能**逐步削弱**石头。

She is trying to chip away at her debt by saving a little every month.

她每月存一点钱来**逐步削减**债务。

The criticism started to chip away at his confidence.

批评开始**逐步削弱**他的自信心。

If you chip away at a big project, you'll get it done eventually.

如果你**逐步推进**一个大项目，最终会完成。

The new law is slowly chipping away at people's freedom.

新法律正在**逐步削弱**人们的自由。