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abrade
  • Conjugation : past  abraded ; ing  abrading
  • Derivatives : n  abrader
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

abrade [ə'bred] [ə'breɪd]
  1. 1. vt. 擦掉磨擦磨蚀磨损擦伤皮肤等);擦毛…的表面磨损精神意志等);(在精神方面折磨(人);经受磨损(或擦伤
  2. 2. vi. 擦掉磨擦磨蚀磨损擦伤皮肤等);擦毛…的表面磨损精神意志等);(在精神方面折磨(人);经受磨损(或擦伤

Collins English-English Dictionary

abrade [ə'breɪd]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to scrape away or wear down by friction; erode
  2. 2. vt. [Etymology] C17: from Latin abradere to scrape away, from ab-1 + radere to scrape

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