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

• 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。
• The morning shadows wear away.
  这影子本产自我们自己；
• Our life is frittered away by detail. Don't wear away your life in trifles.
  我们的生活在琐碎之中消耗掉了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Rain and frost are natural agents that wear away rocks.
  雨和霜都是磨蚀岩石的自然力。
• 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。
• In hardware electricity of the auto-control system detailed introduced composing of the water road and work principle, row put the smoke and dust's temperature examination and control, Defend to wear away quickly the thermocouple's adoption, and the exterior connect the connector.
  在该自控系统的硬件电气中详细介绍了水路的构成及工作原理，排放烟尘的温度检测及控制，防磨损快速响应的热电偶的采用，远程上位机控制及外部接线端子。
• Or they tried to wear away the crust by mechanical means, which is time consuming and can damage the paint.
  修复人员们也尝试过利用机械方法将外来物沉积层磨掉，但这非常耗时而且会伤害到画作本身。
• Don't leave life wear away my character!
  别让生活平淡！别让生活磨灭我的个性！