erodes

英 [ɪˈrəʊdz]

美 [ɪˈroʊdz]

v.  侵蚀; 腐蚀; 风化; 逐渐毁坏; 削弱; 损害
erode的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）侵蚀;(使)腐蚀;(使)风化
  If rock or soilerodesoris erodedby the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed.
  1. By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded...
     到1980年，迈阿密海滩已经完全风蚀了。
  2. Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.
     一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。
• V-ERG （权威、权利、信心等）逐渐丧失；削弱
  If someone's authority, right, or confidenceerodesoris eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed.
  1. His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority...
     批评家们说他在改革问题上的蹩脚做法已经削弱了他的权威。
  2. America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode.
     美国人心中上帝赋予了他们独一无二的品质的信念开始逐渐丧失。
• V-ERG （使）贬值;（使）降价
  If the value of somethingerodesoris erodedby something such as inflation or age, its value decreases.
  1. Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits...
     金融市场的竞争降低了利润。
  2. The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time.
     刚好在这个时候，美元开始迅速贬值。

双语例句

• This is the kind of Biblical study which clearly harms the church and erodes the Christian's confidence in the Bible!
  这种《圣经》研究对教会有害无益，因为这样损害了信徒对《圣经》的信任。
• As a result, damage accumulates and the myelin sheath erodes.
  结果，破坏累积导致神经鞘进一步腐蚀。
• "This substantially erodes China's already-scarce land and water resources, while damaging public health and the environment," she said.
  “这不断的侵蚀着中国本就糟糕的水土资源，造成对公众健康和环境的破坏。”她说。
• Former Defense Minister Moshe Arens says the deal erodes Israeli deterrence.
  前以色列国防部长阿伦斯说，这次交换削弱了以色列的威慑力。
• Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution.
  长期的和平常会腐蚀大众的信心。
• The sea erodes the shore and cliffs of the coast in part by this process.
  海洋部分地通过这一过程侵蚀着海岸的峭壁。
• As this protective layer erodes, nerve cells gradually lose their ability to transmit signals.
  因为这层保护层被破坏，神经细胞逐渐失去了传导信号的能力。
• In the past it has helped lighten the burden of public debt. But it also erodes the savings of the less well off.
  过去，它有助于减轻公共债务的负担，但也侵蚀了较不富裕人群的储蓄。
• Prosecutors might hope vagueness will deter, but instead it erodes respect for the law.
  检方也许希望这种模糊能起到威慑作用，但恰恰相反，它反而削弱了人们对法律的尊重。
• Layoffs continue and compensation erodes further.
  裁员仍在继续，补偿金蚕食着银行业。