And it simply eats into the short time that's available.

这只会白白浪费本身就很短的时间。

That eats into both wealth and incomes.

这会侵蚀财富和收入。

And as each invention arrives, it eats further into our time.

而每一项新发明问世，就进一步吞噬我们的光阴。

So you don't think that the internet eats into reading time at all? At least for you?

所以你完全不认为网络耗费掉了阅读时间？至少对你来说不是？

Handling these returns eats into profits.

处理这些退货会侵蚀利润。

Acid eats into the metal, damaging its surface.

【eat】酸腐蚀金属，损坏其表面。

With figures like these it is no surprise that time spent taking tea eats into the working day of the British labour force.

既然有这样的数据存在，那么喝茶占据英国人的工作时间就不足为奇了。

And to make matters worse, some meetings involve a pre or post-meeting which eats into even more of the working day.

更糟糕的是，一些会议涉及会前或会后， 这会占用更多的工作时间。

Vast wealth, to the person unaccustomed to it, is a bane; it eats into the flesh and bone of his morals.

巨大的财富， 对于不习惯它的人来说， 是一种祸害；它侵蚀了他道德的骨肉。