单词 | erode |
释义 | erode transitive verb 1. a. < acids that erode the teeth > < cancer had eroded the bone > b. (1) < friction erodes the moving parts of machinery > : rub or scrape away; specifically < a dental tool that quickly erodes the decayed tooth area > (2) < drainage quickly erodes the fine soil of the plowed hillside > < a mountain range that has been eroded into low hills > c. < his commitment to a world of conferences … and agitation has eroded his family life — Anthony West > : wear < the institution is eroded away … person by person — R.T.LaPiere > : impair < erode the purchasing power of wages > : undermine < repeated compromises that erode the basic principle of freedom of worship > 2. < glaciers erode U-shaped valleys > intransitive verb 1. < where the land has eroded away > 2. < when the rights of any … are chipped away the freedom of all erodes — Earl Warren > < his regional accent has nearly eroded > |
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