| 词汇 | nibble-away-at |
| 释义 | nibble (away) at somethingphrasal verb with nibbleverbuk /ˈnɪb.əl/ us /ˈnɪb.əl/ to slowly reduce something: 逐渐消耗，蚕食 Even when inflation is low, it nibbles away at people's savings, reducing their value considerably over several years.即便通货膨胀率不高，它也在慢慢消耗人们的储蓄，在几年间使其大大贬值。 Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve reduce reducible reduction resize retreat trough tumble |
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