eat into something

Related to word: eat

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. to consume or deplete a significant portion of something valuable, like money or time

    耗损;用了(金钱或时间)

    • If we don’t control our spending, it will eat into our savings.

      如果我们不控制开支,它将会耗损我们的储蓄。

    • A long commute can eat into your free time.

      长时间的通勤会耗损你的空闲时间。

    • This trip really ate into most of my vacation time.

      这次旅行真的耗掉了我大部分的休假时间。