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。
• However, when some substance in our body is losing slowly, our self-repairing function will wear away gradually.
  但是，当我们身体中的某些物质的慢慢流失时，自我修复的功能就会慢慢衰退。
• 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。
• If at that time you rush to water to blunt, because of the small sand attached easily lacquer face wear away.
  如果这时候你急着用水去冲，因为附着的小沙石很容易把漆面磨花。
• As your wedding-ring wears, your cares will wear away.
  结婚戒指戴旧了，烦恼也就消除了。
• Over time, an unprotected joint can become deformed and parts of the rubbing bones can wear away and chip off, causing even more discomfort.
  随着时间的推移，这个不受保护的关节就会变得畸形，与之摩擦的骨头部分会因为摩擦而磨损，造成更多的不适。
• The article introduced the questions of the power descending, motor corroding and early wear away for the natural gas motorcar, the solution is also put forward.
  介绍汽车使用天然气燃料存在的功率下降、发动机腐蚀及早期磨损问题，并提出解决办法。
• To gnaw or wear away; erode.
  啮蚀，腐蚀啮蚀或磨损；
• And spokesman of image such easy image that consumer recognize, not merely bring the billowing wealth to products manufacturer, erect the emotion factor difficult to wear away in consumer's mind too, so receive much concern.
  而品牌形象代言人这种易于消费者辨认的形象，不仅给产品制造商带来了滚滚财富，也在消费者心目中形成了难以磨灭的情感因素，因此备受关注。
• The softer rock wears away.
  硬度较低的石头磨光滑了。