wear away

英 [weə(r) əˈweɪ]

美 [wer əˈweɪ]

（使）磨损; （使）磨薄

TOEFL

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)磨损;(使)磨薄
  If youwearsomethingawayor if itwears away, it becomes thin and eventually disappears because it is used a lot or rubbed a lot.
  1. It had a saddle with springs sticking out, which wore away the seat of my pants...
     鞍座上的弹簧翘出来，把我裤子臀部那块磨破了。
  2. The softer rock wears away.
     硬度较低的石头磨光滑了。

英英释义

verb

• become ground down or deteriorate
  1. Her confidence eroded
  Synonym:erodegnawgnaw ateat at
• diminish, as by friction
  1. Erosion wore away the surface
  Synonym:wear off
• cut away in small pieces
  Synonym:whittle awaywhittle down

双语例句

• These oils act to replace the original resins as they wear away through natural processes.
  这些油也可以代替原始的树脂，因为它们通过光合作用把它分解了。
• The dint that slice the knife monitors a kind of method to have to wear away
  切削力监测刀具磨损的一种方法
• The main effect visitors have is to wear away the fragile top surface of the landscape which then erodes away in a very wide path and creates a scar on the landscape.
  游客带来的主要影响是会损害脆弱的地表，于是地表的景色就会被渐渐地侵蚀，只剩下一条宽阔的道路，给美丽的景色留下一道伤疤。
• As history is developed forward, there is new spiritual intension in grassland culture, though we step into information age today, the tradition, to the already influence of the culture of the yurt of grassland culture that yet not to wear away.
  随着历史向前发展，今天草原上的游牧文化又有了新的精神内涵。尽管我们今天已经跨进了信息化时代，传统的游牧文化对今天草原文化的影响仍然存在。
• Water can wear away rocks after a long time, even though the rock is harder.
  即使岩石更坚硬，经过漫长的时间水仍可以侵蚀岩石。
• After the operation, she just seemed to wear away until she died.
  手术后，她似乎一直虚弱，直到死去。
• When two metal parts move over each other, they will wear away rapidly.
  当二个金属部件互在其上运动时它们将迅速地磨损。
• She had never been malicious, which is relative kindness; and then, years wear away the angles, and the softening which comes with time had come to her.
  她从来不对旁人生恶念，那是一种相当好的品质；后来，岁月磨尽棱角，时间进一步向她下软化功夫。
• Even if there is a sign in our heart, it can't be to wear away.
  即使我们心里有一生不能磨灭的痕迹。
• The morning shadows wear away.
  这影子本产自我们自己；