1 PHRASAL VERB 消耗,耗费(时间或资源) If something eats into your time or your resources, it uses them, when they should be used for other things. 消耗,耗费(时间或资源)
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Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time. [VERB PREP. noun]
家庭和工作的双重负担耗费了他的时间。
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Wages were rising faster than productivity and this was eating into profits. [VERB PREP. noun]
工资的涨幅高过了生产率增长的速度,从而消耗了利润所得。
2 PHRASAL VERB (酸、锈等)侵蚀,腐蚀 If a substance such as acid or rust eats into something, it destroys or damages its surface. (酸、锈等)侵蚀,腐蚀