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Erode Eroded Gradually Soil D Confidence Destroyed Erosion

The word "erode" means to gradually destroy or wear away something by natural forces like wind and water, or to weaken or diminish something abstract like authority or confidence.

English

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Collins
erode ★★☆☆☆
/ɪro͟ʊd/
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)侵蚀;(使)腐蚀;(使)风化 If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed.
  [V]
  [be V-ed]
  [Also V n]
  • By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded...

    到1980年,迈阿密海滩已经完全风蚀了。

  • Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.

    一旦暴露在外,土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。

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  • ...the deeply eroded landscape.

    被严重侵蚀的地形

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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](权威、权利、信心等)逐渐丧失;削弱 If someone's authority, right, or confidence erodes or is eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed.
  [V n]
  [V]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority...

    批评家们说他在改革问题上的蹩脚做法已经削弱了他的权威。

  • 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。

3
[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)贬值;(使)降价 If the value of something erodes or is eroded by something such as inflation or age, its value decreases.
  [V n]
  [V]
  • Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits...

    金融市场的竞争降低了利润。

  • 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。


Oxford erode AWL / ɪˈrəʊd ; NAmE ɪˈroʊd / verb [often passive ] 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to gradually destroy the surface of sth through the action of wind, rain, etc; to be gradually destroyed in this way 侵蚀;腐蚀;风化 SYN wear away erodesth (away) The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea. 峭壁表面逐渐被海水侵蚀。 erode(away) The rocks have eroded away over time. 这些岩石随着时间的推移逐渐风化了。 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] erode(sth) to gradually destroy sth or make it weaker over a period of time; to be destroyed or made weaker in this way 逐渐毁坏;削弱;损害 Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures. 她的自信心因屡屡失败慢慢消磨掉了。 Mortgage payments have been eroded (= decreased in value)by inflation. 偿还的按揭贷款因通货膨胀而降值。 ero·sion AWL erosion erosions / ɪˈrəʊʒn ; NAmE ɪˈroʊʒn / noun [uncountable ] the erosion of the coastline by the sea 海水对海岸线的侵蚀 soil erosion 水土流失 the erosion of her confidence 对她信心的削弱 erode erodes eroded eroding erode / ɪˈrəʊd ; NAmE ɪˈroʊd / ero·sion / ɪˈrəʊʒn ; NAmE ɪˈroʊʒn /
LDC
erodee‧rode /ɪˈrəʊd $ ɪˈroʊd/ ●○○ AWL (also erode away) verb [intransitive, transitive]
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1if the weather erodes rock or soil, or if rock or soil erodes, its surface is gradually destroyed:  The cliffs are being constantly eroded by heavy seas. The rocks have gradually eroded away.2to gradually reduce something such as someone’s power or confidence:  Our personal freedom is being gradually eroded away. Repeated exam failure had eroded her confidence.
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erode

[ɪˈrəʊd]eroded, eroding, erodes

CET4TEM4TOEFLIELTS
v6921
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354
223
774
667
1007
VERB11343
42870

Spoken:

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eroded[476] eroding[229]
侵蚀(74%),腐蚀(22%),受到侵蚀(4%)
vt.腐蚀,侵蚀
vi.侵蚀;受腐蚀

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