美 [iːt əˈweɪ]
侵蚀：通过吃掉而消耗；腐蚀。
大吃特吃：尽情地吃；狼吞虎咽地吃。
eat away // [ eating ate eaten eats ]
动词词组 If one thing eats away another or eats away at another, it gradually destroys or uses it up. 侵蚀; 逐渐用完
Water pours through the roof, encouraging rot to eat away the interior of the house.
水从屋顶倾泻下来，加速了对房屋内部的侵蚀。
... drop away陡峭; 减少,下降 eat away连续不断地吃; 侵蚀,腐蚀,锈蚀; 咬坏,蛀坏 edge away悄悄离开(尤指侧着身子); 慢慢启航 ...
... eat off吃掉；腐蚀掉 eat away侵蚀；痛快地吃，尽情地吃 eat like a horse吃得多 ...
... ate 动词 eat 的过去式 eat away 侵蚀, 腐蚀, 消耗 继续吃; 尽情地吃 eat in 在家里吃饭 ...
... 使腐蚀, 破坏, 侵蚀; 腐蚀, 被侵蚀 { corrode } 侵蚀; 尽情地吃; 继续吃 { eat away } 生锈, 衰退; 使生锈; 使荒废; 使变迟钝 { rust } ...
Water pours through the roof, encouraging rot to eat away the interior of the house.
水从屋顶倾泻下来，加速了对房屋内部的侵蚀。
Eat away your blues.
吃走你的忧郁。
Toiling away at a job you hate may eat away at your happiness over time.
埋头苦干一项你痛恨的工作可能会逐渐侵蚀你的快乐。
Even when people are present, the birds reportedly eat food that has been thrown away.
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Fees eat away at your returns and can add up to quite a bit over time.
Expect increased labor unrest as higher prices eat away at the purchasing power of paychecks.
These events eat away at the social fabric of our society in a disheartening way.
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