eat away at

tüketmek, eritmek

Para, zaman veya güç gibi sınırlı bir kaynağı yavaş yavaş azaltmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: eat away at something (High fees eat away at our savings.)

Eş anlamlılar: reduce, deplete, drain, erode

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: eat away at savings, eat away at profits

içini kemirmek, içini yemek

Birini sürekli kaygı, suçluluk veya üzüntü içinde bırakarak ruhen yıpratmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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?

Nasıl kullanılır: eat away at someone (The secret ate away at him for years.)

Eş anlamlılar: trouble, torment, gnaw at

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: eat away at someone, eat away at me

aşındırmak, kemirmek

Su, kimyasallar veya benzer etkilerle bir şeyi yavaş yavaş aşındırmak ya da parçalarını yok etmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: eat away at something (The waves eat away at the cliffs.)

Eş anlamlılar: erode, wear away, corrode

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: eat away at metal, eat away at rock