1.They can also be cut and used to provent the wearing down of soil.
wear down 磨损;使疲劳;使厌烦;损耗;由于坚持而克服…的反对,逐渐克服;说服
Pipe smokers sometimes wear down the tips of their teeth where they grip their pipes.
抽烟斗的人用牙齿咬住烟斗,有时会把牙齿尖磨平 。
The heels on his shoes had worn down.
他鞋子的后跟磨平了 。
None can match your sheer will-power and persistence in wearing down the opposition.
在消磨反对派的意志方面,没有人能比得上你那惊人的毅力和恒心 。
They hoped the waiting and the uncertainty would wear down my resistance.
他们希望这种等待和不确定性会削弱我的抵抗 。