削弱；损害；一点点地除掉；从…抽去实质性的东西

chips away at───削弱；损害；一点点地除掉；从…抽去实质性的东西

chipped away at───削弱；损害；一点点地除掉；从…抽去实质性的东西

to chip away at───切碎

chipping away at───削弱；损害；一点点地除掉；从…抽去实质性的东西

chat away───闲谈

chip basket───切屑篮

chip wagon───切屑车

chip wagons───切屑车

slip away───逃走；悄悄溜走

Yet so monumental are the deficits that these reductions merely chip away at the task awaiting Mr Osborne if he becomes chancellor this spring.───然而赤字如此庞大，如果奥斯本先生在今春成为大臣，那么那些紧缩在等待他处理的任务面前只会显得微不足道。

He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.───他用锤子和凿子将墙壁一点点凿掉。

Our expectations for our children and our reactions and words to them can give them votes of confidence or chip away at their self-worth.───我们的期望、反应和我们说的话既可以对他们投出信任票也可以削弱其自我价值感。

And with energy prices high, they trying to appeal to people like Ms. Conrad, who are looking for ways to chip away at expenses.───同时，随着能源价格上涨，他们希望能迎合像康拉德这样想方设法节省费用的消费者。

There was simply no room for price swings, while commissions, slippage, and expenses continued to chip away at his equity.───这根本没有波动的空间，而且佣金，滑点亏损和费用都会吃掉他的资金。

Such a shift would chip away at what has been a substantial source of dollar-buying in recent years.───这样一种变化将会削弱美元近些年的一个重要买盘来源。

They are always trying to chip away at big government, big business, big unions, big influence.───所以他们总是要想办法除去大的政府，大的买卖，大的团体，大的影响力。

That will almost certainly preclude them from overturning health-care reform, though they will try to chip away at it.───推翻保健改革肯定会失败的，但是共和党人将会一直尝试去破坏它。

I'll chip away at it for 30 minutes every few days until it's complete.───我会每天清理30分钟直到完成。

Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.