单词 | nibble away at something |
释义 | nibble away at somethingnibble away at something phrasal verbphr v REDUCEto take away small amounts of something so that the total amount is gradually reduced 慢慢地削弱;蚕食 All these expenses are nibbling away at our savings. 所有这些开支正在一点一点地耗掉我们的积蓄。 The Scottish National Party is beginning to nibble away at Labour’s majority. 苏格兰民族党正开始一步步削弱工党的多数派地位。 → nibble away at something at nibble1(1) |
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