eat into
phrasal verbeat into something
- to use up a part of something, especially somebody’s money or time
消耗，花掉，耗费（尤指金钱或时间） - Those repair bills have really eaten into my savings.
那些修理账单已经耗掉我相当一部分积蓄。
- Those repair bills have really eaten into my savings.
- to destroy or damage the surface of something
腐蚀，损坏（物体表面） - Rust had eaten into the metal.
这金属已经锈坏。
- Rust had eaten into the metal.