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单词 erosion
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erosion
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈrəʊ.ʒən/us
/ɪˈroʊ.ʒən/

erosionnoun[U](PHYSICAL DAMAGE)

C1
thefactofsoil,stone, etc. beinggraduallydamagedandremovedby thewaves,rain, orwind:
侵蚀；腐蚀；磨损
soil/coastalerosion水土流失/海岸侵蚀
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Destroying and demolishing

erosionnoun[U](NEGATIVE EFFECT)

C2
thefactof a goodqualityorsituationbeinggraduallylostordestroyed:
削弱；逐步的破坏
Thesurveyrevealsagradualerosion of the president'spopularityandsupport.民意调查显示了总统声望和所获支持的逐渐削弱。
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  • bash through (something)
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  • in piecesidiom
  • indestructibility
  • killsomethingoff
  • kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
  • knock
  • sacrifice
  • self-devouring
  • shred
  • sink
  • smash
  • stave
  • stavesomethingin
  • takesomethingout
  • tear
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(Definition oferosionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

erosion| American Dictionary

erosion
noun[U]
us
/ɪˈroʊ·ʒən/
theweakeningordamagedone to something by aseriesofgraduallossesofpartsof it:
an erosion ofacademicstandards
earth science
Erosion of anaturalfeatureorphysicalobjectisdamagecausedby theeffectofweather:
soilerosion

erosional

adjectiveearth scienceus
/ɪˈroʊ·ʒə·nəl/
(Definition oferosionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

erosion| Business English

erosion
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈrəʊʒən/us
thegradualreductionordestructionof something:
erosion of sthInvestors may haveseensome erosion ofcapitalover theyear.
erosion in sthTheeffectof this is that the erosion in therelativevalueof thepensionwillcontinue.
price/jobs erosionIntensecompetitionandpriceerosion willforcethecompanytocut10% ofitsglobalworkforce.
(Definition oferosionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoferosion

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Lastly, the amendment refers to, "further erosions of individual freedom and choice in the name of safety".
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Under the present scheme, the £2 million, amongst other financial erosions, has £600,000 taken off it for the bureaucracy.
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I am concerned that over the next few years we shall start a series of protracted erosions.
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We know that there will be other erosions.
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They fear that this continual pressure of the erosions of differentials will continue.
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However, any further erosions of the principle must be firmly justified.
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All those are further erosions of our national sovereignty, however else one likes to look at it.
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He feels that the proposal will pave the way for further erosions of personal freedom.
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There has been a whole series of erosions of rights before industrial tribunals.
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How are we to protect them from the erosions of inflation?
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Over recent years, there have been several erosions in controls over the way in which alcohol can be sold.
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There are 100 ways in which £2 million can be spent, without all these erosions, which would actually benefit authors and the people of this country.
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The long series of erosions in railway services which has accompanied our relative national economic decline has made the country ever more dependent on the internal combustion engine.
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We see similar erosions of civil liberties.
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Indeed, as was said earlier in the debate, in recent years erosions of differentials for responsibility and for skill have contributed largely, in my view, to our industrial decline.
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Collocationswitherosion

erosion

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beach erosion
Beacherosionwas reported along the east coast, due to persistent easterly winds.
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coastal erosion
Chapter two discusses delivery of land-derived organic carbon from rivers,coastalerosion, ice rafting, and winds.
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constant erosion
In immigrant communities, there is a constant erosion of membership.
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