| 词组 | eat away at |
| 释义 | eat away at 1. eat away at sb if an unpleasant thought eats away at you, it makes you feel very worried over a long period of time: ▪ What she did is eating away at her. She bitterly regrets the hurt she caused. ▪ Economic anxiety eats away at people who work in America. ■ SIMILAR TO: eat sb up 2. eat away at sth to gradually destroy something by continuously damaging it: ▪ It was discovered that pollution in the atmosphere was eating away at the carvings. ▪ The disease eats away at the brain until it kills the patient. ▪ Racial conflict is eating away at American society. ▪ Workplace stress eats away at your energy and self-esteem. |
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