eat away at

基本解释

Most water contains some carbon dioxide, making it a weak acid that can eat away at the calcium carbonate in limestone.
大多数水含有一些二氧化碳，使得水显弱酸性，能够侵蚀石灰岩中的碳酸钙。
The interest-rate cycle could turn, which would put more pressure on borrowers and tenants and quickly eat away at banks’ profits.
利率周期可能会扭转，这会给借贷者和承租者带来更多压力，并且会很快侵蚀掉银行的利润。
Such automated downloading can cause significant strain on a server that's hosting the content and eat away at the host's bandwidth.
此类自动化的下载会导致大大加重保存有该内容的服务器的负担，并消耗主机的大量带宽。

Fees eat away at your returns and can add up to quite a bit over time.
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Expect increased labor unrest as higher prices eat away at the purchasing power of paychecks.
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These events eat away at the social fabric of our society in a disheartening way.
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