chip away at

释义

1. chip away at sth

   不停地削（或凿）

   to keep breaking small pieces off sth

   He was chipping away at the stone.他不停地凿那块石头。

电影里这样说 · 1 部

• I'd been chipping away at this pussy one cup of coffee at a time for, like, four years.Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas2017
• And chipped away at your mountain of debt.Zack and Miri Make a Porno2008
• I'm beginning to think that my hand is supporting the rock. So when I chip away a little bit,127 Hours2010

在完整场景里学

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同一词条的短语

• a chip off the old block
• have a chip on your shoulder
• have had your chips
• when the chips are down
• cash in your chips
• chip in
• chip off