"eat into" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 侵蝕
• 消耗

Definition

逐漸消耗或破壞某物，特別是金錢、時間或資源；也可以指慢慢損壞某物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式表達，常用於金錢（“賬單消耗儲蓄”）、時間（“工作佔據了週末”）、或損壞（“生鏽侵蝕金屬”）。不要用於指喫食物。通常帶有負面或令人擔憂的意思。

Examples

Bills can quickly eat into your savings if you are not careful.

如果不小心，帳單會很快**消耗**你的儲蓄。

Unexpected repairs can eat into our holiday budget.

意外維修會**消耗**我們的假期預算。

The rust started to eat into the car door.

鏽開始**侵蝕**車門。

All these small expenses really eat into my monthly paycheck.

這些小開支真的會**消耗**我每月的工資。

Don’t let stress eat into your free time on the weekends.

別讓壓力**侵佔**你週末的空閒時間。

Inflation has started to eat into people’s ability to save for the future.

通貨膨脹已經開始**消耗**人們的儲蓄能力。