erode
英[ɪ'rəʊd]
美[ɪ'rod]
- vt. 腐蚀，侵蚀
- vi. 侵蚀；受腐蚀
词态变化
第三人称单数: erodes;过去式: eroded;过去分词: eroded;现在分词: eroding;名词: erosion;
中文词源
erode 腐蚀，风化
e-, 向外。-rad, 刮，磨，词源同raze, rodent.
英文词源
- erode
- erode: see rostrum
- erode (v.)
- 1610s, "gnaw or eat away" (transitive), a back-formation from erosion, or else from French éroder, from Latin erodere "to gnaw away, consume," from assimilated form of ex- "away" (see ex-) + rodere "gnaw" (see rodent). Intransitive sense "become worn away" is by 1905. Related: Eroded; eroding. Originally of acids, ulcers, etc.; geological sense is from 1830.
双语例句
- 1. America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode.
- 美国人心中上帝赋予了他们独一无二的品质的信念开始逐渐丧失。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The pressure towards uniformity constantly threatens to erode local traditions.
- 一体化的压力一直威胁着地方传统.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time.
- 刚好在这个时候，美元开始迅速贬值。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. These high levels of inequality erode social cohesion in the region.
- 这些严重的不平等侵蚀了该地区的社会凝聚力。
来自辞典例句
- 5. They had already seen the value of their stock erode considerably.
- 他们已经看到了他们的股票价值下跌了不少.
来自辞典例句