動詞 wear away:

1. cut away in small pieces
   同義詞：whittle away, whittle down
2. diminish, as by friction
   同義詞：wear off
3. become ground down or deteriorate
   同義詞：erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at

1. The flow of tourist into the temple have wear away the step.
   參觀寺廟的游客絡(luò)繹不絕，把臺階都踩壞了。
2. The inscription on the coin had worn away.
   鑄造在硬幣上的文字已經(jīng)磨損。
3. My patience is almost worn away by her endless complaints.
   她抱怨個不停，幾乎使我的耐性消耗殆盡。
4. The inscription on the stone had worn away.
   刻在石頭上的文字已磨損了。