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

• 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。
• Rain and frost are natural agents that wear away rocks.
  雨和霜都是磨蚀岩石的自然力。
• The morning shadows wear away.
  这影子本产自我们自己；
• As your wedding-ring wears, your cares will wear away.
  结婚戒指戴旧了，烦恼也就消除了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。