| 单词 | eroding |
| 释义 | eroding (once / 14665 pages) n WORD FAMILY erode: eroded, erodes, eroding, erosion, erosive+/erosion: erosions USAGE EXAMPLESInstead it will reinforce Israelis’ mistrust of the U.N., thus eroding the Security Council’s capacity to contribute to the peace it professes to advance. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) The key opposition parties — Civic Platform and Modern, which are both centrist, pro-European parties — insist that the government is eroding democracy. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) The prints also raise tough questions about how to stop the impressions from eroding away, scientists say. Nature(Dec 13, 2016) n (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) Syn|Hypo|Hyper eating away, erosion, wearing, wearing away chatter mark marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier ablationthe erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detritionerosion by friction beach erosionthe erosion of beaches deflation(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind planationthe process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced soil erosionthe washing away of soil by the flow of water wash, washoutthe erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) geologic process, geological process (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified |
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