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单词 corrode
释义 cor·rode
\kəˈrōd\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English corroden, from Latin corrodere to gnaw to pieces, from com- + rodere to gnaw — more at rat
transitive verb
1. : to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
 < corroded by consumption and indigence >
: wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles or converting into an easily disintegrated substance; especially : to eat away or diminish by acid or alkali reaction or by chemical alteration
 < the metal was corroded beyond repair by exposure >
 < the caustic substance corroded the material so that it fell apart in the hands >
2. obsolete : to eat or gnaw away
3. : to weaken or destroy (as spirit, strength, or force) by a gradual process of impairment
 < manners and miserliness that corrode the human spirit — Bernard DeVoto >
intransitive verb
1. : to act corrosively
 < certain chemicals will corrode if left on bare metal >
2. : to undergo corrosion
 < the bare metal began to corrode after a few weeks of exposure to the weather >
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