eat into

柯林斯詞典

eat into (eating,ate,eaten,eats)

• 1. PHRASAL VERB If something eats into your time or your resources, it uses them, when they should be used for other things. 耗費

  Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time. 家庭和工作的責(zé)任耗費著他的時間。

• 2. PHRASAL VERB If a substance such as acid or rust eats into something, it destroys or damages its surface. 腐蝕

  Ulcers occur when the stomach's natural acids eat into the lining of the stomach. 胃酸腐蝕胃壁時，就出現(xiàn)了潰瘍。

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