| 释义 |
●ˌchip aˈway at sth (used especially in the progressive tenses 尤用于进行时) to make sth smaller or weaker by continuously breaking small pieces off it 不断地削（或凿、砍、劈）；不断削弱◆He was chipping away at the rocks, looking for fossils.
他在不停凿岩石寻找化石。◆ (figurative) The government seems to be chipping away at people’s rights.
政府似乎在不断削弱人民的权利。[v + adv + prep] |