eat away

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /iːt‿əˈweɪ/    美 /it‿əˈweɪ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually. idiomatic,transitive
    — The river bank had been eaten away over the years by the flood water.
  2. To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process. figuratively,idiomatic,transitive
    — At your Table I vvill proue / If I can eate avvay my loue.
  3. Chiefly followed by at: of a circumstance, incident, etc.: to cause (someone) to feel guilty, troubled, or worried; to bother (see eat away at). figuratively,idiomatic,specifically,transitive
    — The guilt of having lied was eating away at him.

词形变化

eats away present,singular,third-person eating away participle,present ate away past eaten away participle,past

词源

From eat + away.
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