| 短语 | chip away at sth |
| 释义 | chip away at sth to gradually make something less effective or destroy it〔逐步〕削弱;〔不断〕损害:•Writers such as Voltaire and Diderot were chipping away at the foundations of society.伏尔泰和狄德罗之类的作家一点一点地在动摇社会的根基。•Fears about the future chipped away at her sense of wellbeing.对将来的担忧慢慢地在削弱她的幸福感。ˌchip aˈway at sthto keep breaking small pieces off sth不停地削（或凿）He was chipping away at the stone.他不停地凿那块石头。(figurative)They chipped away at the power of the government(= gradually made it weaker).他们不断削弱政府的权力。 |
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