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Erosion Rock Canyon N Uncount 不可数名词 Gradual Soil Destruction

英语单词 erosion
英美音标 英 [ɪ'rəʊʒn] 美 [ɪ'rəʊʒn]
中文释义 n.腐蚀;侵蚀;减少,流失
英语例句 (1) The erosion of beach here is serious.
(2) The cement petrified after many years' erosion.
(3) The erosion of the soil is damaging the forest.
(4) Deposition is the counterpart of erosion.
(5) The rock is resistant to weathering and erosion.
中文例句 (1) 这里海岸的腐蚀很严重。
(2) 经过多年的侵蚀,水泥石化了。
(3) 土壤侵蚀使得森林遭到了破坏。
(4) 淤积是侵蚀的对应面。
(5) 这种岩石不易风化和侵蚀。
vocabulary简明 The Grand Canyon is a monumental example of erosion—the entire canyon was carved by the flow of the Colorado River, which slowly dug the canyon out of stone over the course of eons.
vocabulary扩展 Erosion is the wearing away of sand, soil, or rock by water or wind. But it also has a metaphorical sense. The erosion of standards for behavior in society means that our grandparents would be shocked by what passes for good manners today.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](气候等的)侵蚀,腐蚀 Erosion is the gradual destruction and removal of rock or soil in a particular area by rivers, the sea, or the weather.
  • As their roots are strong and penetrating, they prevent erosion.

    它们的根十分粗壮而且扎得很深,从而避免了受侵蚀。

  • ...erosion of the river valleys.

    河谷的侵蚀

  • ...soil erosion.

    土壤侵蚀

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](权威、权利、信心等的)逐渐丧失,削弱 The erosion of a person's authority, rights, or confidence is the gradual destruction or removal of them.
  [usu N of n]
  • ...the erosion of confidence in world financial markets.

    对世界金融市场心灰意冷

  • ...an erosion of presidential power.

    总统权力的削弱

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](支持的)减少;(价值的)降低;(货币的)贬值 The erosion of support, values, or money is a gradual decrease in its level or standard.
  [usu N of n]
  • ...the erosion of moral standards.

    道德沦丧

  • ...a dramatic erosion of support for the program.

    对该项目的支持大幅减少

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