eat away 详细解释

eat away

侵蚀, 腐蚀

1. 侵蚀

Rust is eating away the iron hinge.

铁锈正腐蚀着铁铰链。

2. 继续吃; 尽情地吃

They had been eating away for two hours.

他们已经吃了两个小时, 还在吃。

词形变化

名词: eater | 动词过去式: ate | 动词过去分词: eaten | 动词现在分词: eating | 动词第三人称单数: eats |

词义辨析

同义参见:

corrode  rust  

英英释义

动词 eat away:

remove soil or rock

同义词:erode, fret

wear away or erode

同义词:fret

补充

eat awayeat away1.连续不断地吃Eat away, children; you are welcome to all you want.吃吧, 孩子们, 尽情地吃吧。2.侵蚀, 腐蚀, 锈蚀; 咬坏, 蛀坏The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。The acid has been eating away the sides of the container.酸腐蚀着容器的四壁。Cancer ate away the healthy flesh.癌症侵蚀了健康的肌体。The rats have eaten away most of the woodwork.老鼠把木器全啃坏了。This part has been eaten away by insects.这部分被虫子蛀掉了。The sea has been eating away at this cliff for centuries.千百年来海水一直在侵蚀着这悬崖峭壁。

例句

1. The waves were eating the walls away.海浪侵蚀着墙壁。 2. Rot is eating away the interior of the house.房子内部正在慢慢腐烂掉。 3. The metal has been eaten away by rust.这块金属已经锈蚀了。