English Dictionary

chip away

動詞

慣用表現 自動詞

(idiomatic, intransitive) To reduce or weaken bit by bit; often used with at.

日本語の意味

少しずつ削り取る、または弱める / 少しずつ取り除いていく、または小刻みに減少させる

Years of budget cuts began to chip away at the quality of public education.

何年にもわたる予算削減が公教育の質を徐々に蝕み始めた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, intransitive) To reduce or weaken bit by bit; often used with at.

Iraneus contrasts the unity and integrity of these writings with the distorted, contextless citations of the Gnostics. He describes the code of textual harassment that allows these heretics to chip away at the Scriptures, […]

chips away （ present singular third-person ）

chipping away （ participle present ）

chipped away （ participle past ）

chipped away （ past ）