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 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；
• 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。
• Rain and frost are natural agents that wear away rocks.
  雨和霜都是磨蚀岩石的自然力。
• Then the notion or feeling of a self or I which is experiencing these phenomena will wear away and become eliminated from the consciousness;
  然后，认为是“我”在体验这些现象的想法或感觉就会淡化并从意识中消除；
• 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。
• Youth, while we have it, we must wear daily, and it will fast wear away.
  我们一旦有了青春，就必须天天利用，因为他很快就会消失。
• The softer rock wears away.
  硬度较低的石头磨光滑了。
• 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。
• 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。