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单词 wear away
例句
wear awaywear away /ˌwer əˈweɪ/ phrasal verb wear away
if something wears away, it starts to disappear or become thinner because something else has rubbed or touched it a lot:
  • The painted lines on the road had worn away.
  • The soles of his shoes are starting to wear away.
  • The stairs are made of stone, and long years of using them have worn the rock away in places.
  • erode AWL
    if land, rock, or soil erodes, the wind, rain, or water gradually destroys it:
  • The cliffs along the coast are eroding, and houses built on the cliffs may fall into the ocean.
  • Wind and water had eroded the soil.
  • crumble
    if things made of stone or rock crumble, small pieces begin to fall off, especially because they are old, and wind, rain, and snow are gradually breaking them:
  • The stone walls of the old church are crumbling.
  • disintegrate
    to break up into very small pieces:
  • The paper was very old and just disintegrated in my hands.
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