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单词 erode
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erode
verb[IorT]
uk
/ɪˈrəʊd/us
/ɪˈroʊd/

erodeverb[I or T](DAMAGE PHYSICALLY)

C2
torubor berubbedawaygradually:
侵蚀，腐蚀；磨损
Wind andrainhave eroded thestatuesintoshapelesslumpsofstone.这些雕像遭受风雨侵蚀，成了一堆堆不成形的乱石。
Thecliffsare eroding severalfeetayear.这些悬崖每年都被侵蚀掉数英尺。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Scratching and rubbing
  • abrade
  • abrasion
  • buff
  • chafe
  • grate
  • graze
  • grind
  • massage
  • rasp
  • rubsomethingdown
  • rubdown
  • scour
  • scoursomethingout
  • scratch
  • scratching
  • smooth
  • tickle
  • towel
  • wear
  • wear(something)away
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erodeverb[I or T](HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECT)

C2
toslowlyreduceordestroysomething:
削弱；逐步破坏
Hisbehaviourover the last fewmonthshas eroded myconfidencein hisjudgment.他过去几个月的表现已经使我对他的判断力渐渐失去了信心。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Damaging and spoiling
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • alloy
  • at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
  • at-risk
  • flaw
  • foul
  • foul(something)up
  • gild the lilyidiom
  • gloss
  • gnaw
  • gnaw away atsomething
  • ravage
  • ravages
  • ruin
  • scourge
  • scuff
  • sour
  • wreck
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(Definition oferodefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

erode| American Dictionary

erode
verb[I/T]
us
/ɪˈroʊd/
toweakenordamagesomething by taking awaypartsof itgradually, or tobecomeweakerin this way:
[T]Budgetcutscouldfurthererode thebenefitpackageprovidedfor by thecontract.
earth science
If anaturalfeatureorphysicalobjecterodes, it isdamagedby theeffectofweather.
(Definition oferodefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

erode| Business English

erode
verb[IorT]
uk
/ɪˈrəʊd/us
toslowlyreduceordestroysomething, or to beslowlyreducedordestroyed:
erode value/profits/marginsSuddenmovementsinexchangeandinterestratescan erodeprofitmargins.
erodeconfidence/support
Theretailindustryisstrugglingwitherodingconsumerconfidenceand aweakeningsalestrend.
(Definition oferodefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoferode

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Second, large integrative interest groups with close links to political parties are rapidly eroding.
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Hierarchical regionalism has been eroding since the 1970s.
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Today, economic internationalisation and the supremacy of liberalism are eroding the foundations of this economic, political and social equilibrium.
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They are apprehensive about the future of their lives in an aging society when social policy programs are widely regarded as steadily eroding.
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He worries that the reach of the national tax authority is eroding as financial services regulators are established to monitor off-shore dealings.
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She perseveres in her role, but the power base by which she rose and flourished has been eroded.
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Even if market-oriented policies enjoy initial popular backing, such support is likely to be eroded over time in the face of unemployment and income gaps.
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The surface of the figure is highly eroded; slip is not preserved.
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The lord wears an elaborate hip- and loincloth, which is also eroded.
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In that sense, while remunerated and recognised in the present, their human capital may be eroded, and their future employability jeopardised.
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In the whole southern realm, social status was eroded by commercial activity.
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The contemporary approach to city design often neglects or erodes the public realm in favour of private zones of exclusion.
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Staff costs dominate the costs of care, and not surprisingly providers identified increases in salaries and wages as eroding their financial viability.
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Second, the ascendancy of the military in economic activities from the 1960s eroded the power and cohesion of pribumi capital.
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He argues against the view that medical professionalism was eroded by the power of the state or the competition of traditional medicine.
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