erode
verb /ɪˈrəʊd/
/ɪˈrəʊd/
[often passive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they erode | /ɪˈrəʊd/ /ɪˈrəʊd/ |
| he / she / it erodes | /ɪˈrəʊdz/ /ɪˈrəʊdz/ |
| past simple eroded | /ɪˈrəʊdɪd/ /ɪˈrəʊdɪd/ |
| past participle eroded | /ɪˈrəʊdɪd/ /ɪˈrəʊdɪd/ |
| -ing form eroding | /ɪˈrəʊdɪŋ/ /ɪˈrəʊdɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to gradually destroy the surface of something through the action of wind, rain, etc.; to be gradually destroyed in this way
侵蚀；腐蚀；风化 - be eroded (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。
Topics Geographyc1- The river bank had been steadily eroded over the years.
这些年来河堤已被不断地侵蚀。 - Without adequate protection from plants, the river banks began to erode.
由于缺少足够的植被保护，河床开始遭受侵蚀。 - Walkers should stick to obvious paths, even if they are badly eroded.
即使路面遭受严重侵蚀，步行者也应沿着显见的路走。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- seriously
- severely
- …
- begin to
- start to
- continue to
- …
- be eroded (away) The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea.
- [transitive, intransitive] to gradually destroy something 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 - be eroded (by something) 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。 - erode something The experience had seriously eroded his confidence in himself.
这次经历严重挫伤了他的自信心。 - erode (away) All my security has slowly eroded away.
我所有的安全感都慢慢被侵蚀掉了。
- We live in a world whose moral base has been eroded.
我们生活在一个道德基础已变得薄弱的世界。 - Price rises have eroded profit margins.
价格上涨使利润减少了。 - the commercial pressures that threaten to erode local traditions
可能削弱地方传统的商业压力 - The pressure towards uniformity that constantly threatens to erode local traditions.
追求统一的压力不断威胁着当地传统。 - The distinction between social classes is slowly being eroded.
社会阶级差别正在慢慢消失。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- seriously
- severely
- …
- begin to
- start to
- continue to
- …
- be eroded (by something) Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures.
词源early 17th cent.: from French éroder or Latin erodere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + rodere ‘gnaw’.