"eat away" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 侵蚀
• 消耗
• 削弱

Definition

指逐渐破坏、消除或减少某物，常用于描述物理腐蚀或情感、经济方面的消耗。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

可用于字面和比喻表达（如锈'侵蚀'金属，压力'侵蚀'自信）。常与'at'连用说明影响对象。属于非正式表达，常指持续、逐步的损害。

Examples

Acid can eat away metal over time.

酸会随着时间**侵蚀**金属。

Rainwater has eaten away parts of this wall.

雨水已经**侵蚀**了这面墙的部分。

Worries can eat away your happiness if you let them.

如果你允许，担忧会**消耗**你的快乐。

All those little expenses really eat away at my savings.

那些小开销确实在**蚕食**我的存款。

The constant criticism started to eat away at his confidence.

不断的批评开始**削弱**他的自信。

If you leave wood outside, termites will eat away at it.

如果把木头放在外面，白蚁会**蛀蚀**它。