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/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。

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 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 /
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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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223
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667
1007
VERB11343
42870

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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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