Vocab Bloom Hub

chip away

/tʃɪp əˈweɪ/

翻译: 动词短语,指一点一点地凿掉或削去某物的碎片;也指持续地逐渐削弱、减少或侵蚀某事物。

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词语关系

verb

/tʃɪp əˈweɪ/B2formal
  • zh动词短语,指一点一点地凿掉或削去某物的碎片;也指持续地逐渐削弱、减少或侵蚀某事物。

A phrasal verb meaning to gradually break off small pieces from something, or to persistently reduce or diminish something over time.

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  1. formal

    To break off small pieces from a hard surface, often repeatedly.

    zh削掉

    • He chipped away at the ice block with a pickaxe.
    • The sculptor chipped away the stone to reveal the statue.
    • They chipped away the old paint from the wooden door.

    同义词break offchipflakeflake offscale

  2. Gradually reduce or destroyinformal

    To gradually reduce, weaken, or destroy something, such as an obstacle, problem, or resistance.

    zh逐渐削弱或摧毁

    • She chipped away at his confidence with constant criticism.
    • The team chipped away at the lead of the opposing team.
    • They chipped away at the bureaucracy to get the permit approved.

    同义词break downcorrodediminisheat awayerodeunderminewear awaywear downwhittle away

    反义词bolsterbuildfortifyreinforcestrengthen

词形
  • chipped away past participle
  • chipped away past simple
  • chipping away present participle
  • chips away third person singular

基本动词chip

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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