"chip away at" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 逐步削弱
• 一点点蚕食

Definition

通过不断移除小部分或慢慢努力，使某事逐渐变得更弱、更小或效果减弱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是个惯用短语，通常比喻用来表示坚持不懈地应对问题、任务或阻力，经常与'problem'、'debt'、'confidence'、'resistance'连用。极少指字面意思。

Examples

We chip away at our homework every night.

我们每天晚上都在**逐步削弱**作业量。

Over time, rain can chip away at stone.

随着时间，雨水会**逐步侵蚀**石头。

She is chipping away at her debt a little each month.

她每个月都在**一点点减少**她的债务。

If you keep chipping away at it, you’ll finish the project eventually.

只要你一直**一点点努力着做下去**，最终就能完成这个项目。

Negative comments can chip away at your confidence.

负面评论会**逐步削弱**你的自信心。

Bit by bit, they chipped away at the old traditions.

他们**一点点削弱了**旧传统。