wear away

基本解释

She had never been malicious, which is relative kindness; and then, years wear away the angles, and the softening which comes with time had come to her.
她从来不对旁人生恶念，那是一种相当好的品质；后来，岁月磨尽棱角，时间进一步向她下软化功夫。
There is a story that tells how Confucius was such an avid and diligent reader that he would wear away the strips of ox-leather used to bind the pages of bamboo books together.
有一个故事讲述孔子是一个狂热的和勤奋的读者，他会磨损使用牛皮绑竹书一起带。
Thou wilt surely wear away， both thou， and this people that is with thee： for this thing is too heavy for thee； thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
18：18 你和这些百姓必都疲惫，因为这事太重，你独自一人办理不了。

Six weeks of training wear away the foul speech, double negatives and incorrect tenses.
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If you wear something away or if it wears away, it becomes thin and eventually disappears because it is used a lot or rubbed a lot.