[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。
eroded
...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。
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[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
erodeAWL/ɪˈrəʊd; NAmEɪˈroʊd/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SYNwear awayerodesth (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·sionAWLerosionerosions/ɪˈrəʊʒn; NAmEɪˈroʊʒn/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erodeerodeserodederodingerode/ɪˈrəʊd; NAmEɪˈroʊd/ero·sion/ɪˈrəʊʒn; NAmEɪˈroʊʒn/
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.
WDF
erode
[ɪˈrəʊd]eroded, eroding, erodes
CET4TEM4TOEFLIELTS
v6921
3025
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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