[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)腐蚀;(使)侵蚀 If metal or stone corrodes, or is cor-roded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust.
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He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidise...
他设计了一种能够避免腐蚀或氧化的金丝制作流程。
Engineers found the structure had been corroded by moisture...
工程师们发现该建筑已经受潮腐蚀。
Acid rain destroys trees and corrodes buildings.
酸雨毁坏树木,腐蚀建筑物。
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The investigators found that the underground pipes were badly corroded.
调查人员发现地下管道严重腐蚀。
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[VERB 动词]削弱;侵蚀 To corrode something means to gradually make it worse or weaker.
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Suffering was easier to bear than the bitterness he felt corroding his spirit...
相较于他感觉正在侵蚀他灵魂的痛苦而言,这种折磨倒更容易承受。
He warns that corruption is corroding Russia.
他警告说腐败正在侵蚀俄罗斯。
Oxford
cor·rode/kəˈrəʊd; NAmEkəˈroʊd/verb[transitive , intransitive ]corrode(sth) to destroy sth slowly, especially by chemical action; to be destroyed in this way 腐蚀;侵蚀◆Acid corrodes metal.酸腐蚀金属。◆( figurative) Corruption corrodes public confidence in a political system.腐败可削弱公众对政治制度的信心。◆The copper pipework has corroded in places.铜管有几处受到了腐蚀。▶cor·ro·sion/kəˈrəʊʒn; NAmEkəˈroʊʒn/noun[uncountable ]◆Look for signs of corrosion.寻找腐蚀的痕迹。◆Clean off any corrosion before applying the paint.先把锈迹清除干净再涂油漆。corrodecorrodescorrodedcorrodingcor·rode/kəˈrəʊd; NAmEkəˈroʊd/cor·ro·sion/kəˈrəʊʒn; NAmEkəˈroʊʒn/
1if metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly destroyed by the effect of water, chemicals etc: Acidic water will corrode the pipes.2 written to gradually make something weaker or destroy it completely: Corruption has corroded our confidence in the police force.
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