| 单词 | eat something away |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) The rot is eating away the interior of the house. Synonyms destroy dissolve His new-found optimism dissolved. crumble rot It is not true to say that this wood never rots. decay The dead leaves slowly decayed. erode Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain. wear down Eventually the parts start to wear down. corrode bite into waste away The plants are just wasting away in this heat. wear away Additional synonymsin the sense of decay Definition to rot or cause to rot The dead leaves slowly decayed. Synonyms rot, break down, disintegrate, spoil, crumble, deteriorate, perish, degenerate, fester, decompose, mortify, moulder, go bad, putrefy (formal) in the sense of dissolve His new-found optimism dissolved. Synonyms disappear, fade, vanish, break down, crumble, disperse, dwindle, evaporate, disintegrate, perish, diffuse, dissipate, decompose, melt away, waste away, evanescein the sense of erode Definition to wear down or away Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain. Synonyms destroy, consume, spoil, crumble, eat away, corrode, break up, grind down, abrade, wear down or away Nearby words of |
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