"chip at" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 一点点削掉
• 慢慢减少

Definition

逐步削去某物的小部分，或一步一步地减少或削弱某物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于比喻，表示缓慢地克服困难、消减问题或逐步削弱某物。不常用于正式场合。勿与"chip in"（捐助）混淆。

Examples

We need to chip at this stone to make it smooth.

我们需要**一点点削掉**这块石头让它变光滑。

Bit by bit, they chipped at the old paint on the wall.

一点点地，他们把墙上的旧油漆**削掉了**。

I try to chip at my homework so it doesn’t pile up.

我试着**一点点完成**作业，这样不会堆积。

She’s been chipping at her student loans for years, but there’s still a lot left.

她这些年来一直在**一点点还清**学生贷款，但还剩很多。

If you chip at the problem every day, it’ll get smaller over time.

如果你每天都**一点点处理**这个问题，时间久了它会变小。

After months of work, we finally started to chip at the mountain of paperwork.

几个月工作后，我们终于开始**一点点减少**堆积如山的文件了。