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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | chip away at [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (hack pieces off) | 凿掉
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| | | Michelangelo created statues by chipping away at marble with a chisel and hammer. | | chip away at [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (decrease gradually) | 逐步削弱
| | | The bullying he was subjected to throughout his childhood chipped away at his self-confidence. |
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