英语词组eat away at是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

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eat away at

释义

Idiom

eat away at someone or something

Theme: REMOVAL

to remove parts, bit by bit.

John's disease was eating away at him.The acid in the rain slowly ate away at the stone wall.

Idiom

eat away ateat away at (something)

to reduce something by a little at a time.

These bank fees eat away at my savings every month.

Phr V

eat away at

eats, eating, ate, eaten

eat away at sb

if a memory or bad emotion {e.g. bitterness, shame} eats away at someone, they think about it a lot and it makes them very unhappy

The knowledge that I killed him eats away at me inside.

eat away at sth

to gradually destroy something by continuously damaging it or taking little parts of it away

There is a belief that routine eats away at love.

phraseeat away at1. 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 up2. 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.

eat (away) at (someone or something)

1. To continually bother or worry someone. The precarious state of my finances has really begun to eat at me. I'm worried that your critical comments have begun to eat away at Tiffany—she seems very subdued these days.

2. To erode or wear something away. Don't use that harsh cleaner—it will eat away at a soft metal like this.

eat away at

Destroy gradually, erode; also, worry one constantly. For example, The sea has been eating away at the outer banks for years, or The fact that he failed the test is eating away at him. [Early 1800s]

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