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单词 erode
释义 erode
\ə̇ˈrōd, ēˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin erodere to erode, from e- + rodere to gnaw — more at rat
transitive verb
1. : to diminish or destroy by degrees : eat into or away:
 a. : to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer) : corrode
  < acids that erode the teeth >
  < cancer had eroded the bone >
 b.
  (1) : to wear down or away by separation of small particles
   < friction erodes the moving parts of machinery >
   : rub or scrape away; specifically : to remove with an abrasive
   < a dental tool that quickly erodes the decayed tooth area >
  (2) : to wear away (as land) by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice
   < drainage quickly erodes the fine soil of the plowed hillside >
   < a mountain range that has been eroded into low hills >
 c. : to cause to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away : destroy by degrees
  < 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. : to produce or form by eroding
 < glaciers erode U-shaped valleys >
intransitive verb
1. : to undergo erosion (as by weathering)
 < where the land has eroded away >
2. : to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away
 < 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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