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「eat away」是什麼意思?跟「eat」這個單字有何差異?

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Rebecca

「eat away」為口語用法,意思是逐漸耗盡、侵蝕、消耗某物。「eat」作為動詞指的是消耗某物,在此影片中,「higher costs eat away at profits」意思是高額的成本可能導致營收減少。 例:The waves have eaten away at the coast, causing it to shrink over time. (海浪對海岸的侵蝕會隨著時間讓海岸內縮。) 例:The guilt has eaten away at Stacey. She has many sleepless nights. (The guilt has gradually damaged/harmed Stacey.) (內疚感已侵蝕史黛絲的內心,讓她經常夜不成眠。)[內疚感逐漸耗損史黛絲的身心。]

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