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erode
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  • [ɪ 'rod]

  • Conjugation : past  eroded ; ing  eroding
  • Derivatives : adj  erodible
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

erode [ɪ'rəud]
  1. 1. vt. [+soil, rock] 侵蚀
  2. 2. vt. [frm] [+confidence, authority] 削弱
  3. 3. vi. [soil, rock+] 遭侵蚀
  4. 4. vi. [frm] [confidence, authority+] 削弱

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

erode [ɪ 'rod] [ɪ 'rənd]
  1. 1. vt. 腐蚀，侵蚀；蜕变；衰变
    Acid erodes metal.
    酸腐蚀金属。
  2. 2. vt. 腐蚀成，侵蚀成
    The running water eroded a gully.
    流水冲蚀出一条沟渠。
  3. 3. vt. 使变坏；使腐烂；使消失
  4. 4. vi. 受腐蚀；遭侵蚀，逐渐消蚀掉

Collins English-English Dictionary

erode [ɪ'rəυd]
  1. 1. vb to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away
  2. 2. vb to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate
    jealousy eroded the relationship
  3. 3. vt. [tr; usually passive] [pathol] to remove (tissue) by ulceration
  4. 4. vt. [Etymology] C17: from Latin erodere, from ex-1 + rodere to gnaw
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Examples

各种酸类侵蚀金属。
Acids erode (or eat into) metals. → 侵蚀
海浪浸蚀着岸边的岩石。
The waves erode the rocks on the shore. → 浸蚀

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