词组 | eat away |
释义 | eat away 1. eat sth away • eat away sth especially BrE to gradually reduce something by taking parts of it away: ▪ New housing estates are still being built, and they are gradually eating away our countryside and woodlands. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑erode formal 2. eat away sth • eat sth away if water or chemicals eat something away, they gradually destroy it: ▪ Acids are corrosive, that is, they eat away other materials. ▪ The floor of the car had been eaten away by rust. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑erode, corrode |
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