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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• As your wedding-ring wears, your cares will wear away.
  结婚戒指戴旧了，烦恼也就消除了。
• The main effect visitors have is to wear away the fragile top surface of the landscape which then erodes away in a very wide path and creates a scar on the landscape.
  游客带来的主要影响是会损害脆弱的地表，于是地表的景色就会被渐渐地侵蚀，只剩下一条宽阔的道路，给美丽的景色留下一道伤疤。
• I will be wanting them to be small round and flat with a picture injected inside so that it doesn't wear away with play.
  我会希望他们是小轮和平面内注入，所以它不穿打客场的图片。
• 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。
• Rain and frost are natural agents that wear away rocks.
  雨和霜都是磨蚀岩石的自然力。