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nibble (away) at something phrasal verb with nibbleverbuk /ˈnɪb.əl/ us /ˈnɪb.əl/ to slowly reduce something: 逐渐消耗,蚕食 Even when inflation is low, it nibbles away at people's savings, reducing their value considerably over several years.即便通货膨胀率不高,它也在慢慢消耗人们的储蓄,在几年间使其大大贬值。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve reduce reducible reduction resize retreat trough tumble |