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Động từ

Present participle for to reduce or weaken bit by bit
beavering away plugging away labouring toiling laboring hammering away persisting with persevering with plodding away toiling away working away slaving away pegging away soldiering on with grinding away keeping on with slogging away drudging away striving struggling sweating endeavoring drudging endeavouring working slogging moiling straining grinding hustling slaving working hard travailing banging away plodding plowing plugging exerting oneself ploughing digging away working like a Trojan grubbing grafting tugging humping working like a dog keeping at it sweating blood driving persevering persisting killing oneself keeping your nose to the grindstone knuckling down knocking oneself out bending over backwards going all out working your fingers to the bone pushing trying hard going for it making an effort pushing oneself making every effort applying oneself bearing down keeping your head down bullocking grubbing away going for broke working day and night giving it your best shot pulling out all the stops breaking one's back giving it your all trudging exerting yourself soldiering on pouring it on putting oneself out doing all one can fighting busting a gut buckling down carrying on breaking your neck putting one's back into something leaning over backwards keeping going working oneself to the bone sparing no effort doing one's best trying battling scrambling applying pushing yourself grafting away skivvying rupturing yourself knocking yourself out sticking at pressing on giving best shot lumbering making effort sticking with it doing your utmost getting your head down working your guts out burning the candle at both ends mucking falling over backwards doing your best giving all one's got hammering grappling overworking doing your damnedest keeping on making an all-out effort pegging along digging staggering plugging along putting one's back into it giving your all sweating away dragging yourself plodding along making a great effort working like a slave working one's socks off heading-down ploughing through working one's butt off overworking oneself working very hard tending cultivating schlepping keeping nose to grindstone performing pounding grovelling groveling working fingers to bone enduring putting up a fight against standing up to campaigning going to war withstanding going for the doctor breaking sweat busting chops exerting driving oneself moving heaven and earth killing oneself with digging in acquiting yourself pitching in grinding out undertaking seeking aspiring assaying attempting pegging sticking to it applying yourself essaying aiming venturing devoting leaving no stone unturned giving committing having a shot at trying one's hardest having a swing at taking on making a run at having a crack at having one's nose to grindstone dedicating addressing concentrating pulling out all stops giving old college try showing dedication putting one's back in it studying getting stuck in bending hitting the ball putting one's shoulder to the wheel devoting oneself showing commitment buckling to using some elbow grease studying hard committing oneself directing putting one's nose to the grindstone wading through working doggedly keeping one's shoulder to the wheel struggling on lasting holding up sustaining spinning out chugging away surviving

Danh từ

The gradual destruction or diminution of something
erosion attrition corrosion deterioration undermining abrasion destruction disintegration spoiling weakening crumbling dissolution dissolving wearing weathering consumption corroding decay rotting sapping waste wearing away corrasion detrition eating away gnawing away scraping away decrease desedimentation despoliation grinding down loss wasting away wear wear and tear washing away wearing down friction rubbing scraping chafing excoriation depreciation grating oxidation degeneration grinding abrading scuffing diminution decomposition rust dilapidation oxidization damage scratching scouring wastage flaying stripping depletion dissipation ablation overuse hard wear decrement impairment oxidisation dwindling diminishment battering being eaten away damaging ravages of time thinning a few knocks mildew resistance rasping slow destruction natural wastage fretting traction blight must rot mould gnawing drag adhesion irritation grip purchase impedance brushing trituration contact massage soreness agitation filing interference mold corruption tarnishing putrefaction breakdown putrescence spoilage perishing festering putridity withering caries mortification decline atrophy fading gangrene rottenness putridness decadence failing degeneracy downfall spoilation wasting extinction disrepair ruination adulteration senescence dying ruin decrepitude cariosity canker going bad cavities holes verdigris reaction shrivelling fungus shriveling mouldiness moldiness fetidness degradation wet rot dry rot descent declension decaying ebbing break-up spoliation enfeeblement debilitation collapse falling apart falling down falling to pieces

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