eat away at

徐々に減らす、食いつぶす

お金や時間、体力などの限られた資源を少しずつ減らす。

やさしい英語で： To gradually reduce money, time, strength, or another limited supply.

• These costs eat away at our profits.
• Years of poor sales ate away at the company’s reserves.
• Constant delays are eating away at the time we have left.

使い方： eat away at something (High fees eat away at our savings.)

類義語： reduce, deplete, drain, erode

よく使う表現： eat away at savings, eat away at profits

苦しめる、悩ませる

不安や罪悪感、悲しみで、長く相手の心を苦しめ続ける。

やさしい英語で： To keep making someone feel worried, guilty, or upset over time.

• The guilt eats away at me.
• Doubts ate away at her throughout the journey.
• Has that mistake been eating away at you?

使い方： eat away at someone (The secret ate away at him for years.)

類義語： trouble, torment, gnaw at

よく使う表現： eat away at someone, eat away at me

侵食する、腐食する

水や化学物質などの作用で、物を少しずつ傷めたり削ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To slowly damage or remove parts of something through water, chemicals, or similar forces.

• Rust eats away at metal.
• The river ate away at the bank after heavy rain.
• Acid has eaten away at the stone surface.

使い方： eat away at something (The waves eat away at the cliffs.)

類義語： erode, wear away, corrode

よく使う表現： eat away at metal, eat away at rock