English Dictionary

attrit

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈtɹɪt/

動詞

To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition. / To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out. / To be reduced in quantity through attrition.

日本語の意味

摩耗や消耗によって徐々に数や量が減少すること；すり減らす。 / 継続的な消耗により、途中で離脱する、辞退する

The constant vibration and abrasive particles will attrit the bearing surfaces, leading to premature failure.

絶え間ない振動と研磨性の粒子が軸受面を摩耗させ、早期の故障を招く。

意味（1）

To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition.

[…] pebbles of vast size, or blocks of stone, attrited by water to smoothness, conjoined by a cement of mud.

意味（2）

To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out.

the relatives who had been helping slipped away as I grew older, attriting for various reasons that all amounted to the same reason.

意味（3）

To be reduced in quantity through attrition.

The interference theory of second language loss holds that forgetting is actually interference between the attriting language and the language replacing it.

意味（4）

(military) To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower.

The primary objective is to attrit the units sufficiently so that they cannot close with the units in contact.

attrits （ present singular third-person ）

attritting （ participle present ）

attritted （ participle past ）

attritted （ past ）