| 单词 | wearing away |
| 释义 | wearing away (once / 20628 pages) n WORD FAMILY wearing away: wearings away+/wear away: wearing away, wears away, wore away USAGE EXAMPLESAs Trump knows very well, going broke Is a process of slowly wearing away creditor's faith, then one is left suddenly to the vultures. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) That keeps the rope from flapping about in the wind and wearing away the paint. Washington Times(May 21, 2016) The ocean has been wearing away the island in northern Beaufort County for centuries. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2015) n (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) Syn|Hypo|Hyper eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing chatter mark marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier ablationthe erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detritionerosion by friction beach erosionthe erosion of beaches deflation(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind planationthe process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced soil erosionthe washing away of soil by the flow of water wash, washoutthe erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) geologic process, geological process (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified |
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