nibble away

• 一点一点地咬吃；蚕食

nibble away的用法和样例：

例句

1. Inflation has whittled away their savings.
   通货膨胀蚕食了他们的积蓄。
2. Whittling away at oneself in a dream state is not unusual.Many people find themselves acquiring different forms of handicaps in dreams.
   在梦中蚕食自己并非少见，许多人在梦中发现他们得到不同形式的残疾。