| 单词 | eat into something |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) His work responsibilities were eating into his free time. Synonyms use up drain Deficits drain resources from the pool of national savings. exhaust We have exhausted almost all our food supplies. consume Some refrigerators consume 70 per cent less electricity than the least efficient models. deplete substances that deplete the ozone layer devour She devoured half an apple pie. swallow up Additional synonymsin the sense of consume Definition to use up Some refrigerators consume 70 per cent less electricity than the least efficient models. Synonyms use up, use, spend, waste, employ, absorb, drain, exhaust, deplete, squander, utilize, dissipate, expend, eat up, fritter away in the sense of deplete Definition to use up (supplies or money) substances that deplete the ozone layer Synonyms use up, reduce, drain, exhaust, consume, empty, decrease, evacuate, lessen, impoverish, expend, bankruptin the sense of devour Definition to eat up greedily She devoured half an apple pie. Synonyms eat, consume, swallow, bolt, dispatch, cram, stuff, wolf, hoover (informal), gorge, gulp, gobble, guzzle, polish off (informal), pig out on (slang) Nearby words of |
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