erode
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed. 侵蝕
The storm washed away buildings and roads and eroded beaches. 暴風雨沖走了建築物和道路，侵蝕了沙灘。
2. V-T/V-I If someone's authority, right, or confidence erodes or is eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed. 削弱[正式]
His critics say his fumbling on the issue of reform has eroded his authority. 他的批評者們說他在改革問題上的拙劣做法已削弱了他的權威。
3. V-T/V-I If the value of something erodes or is eroded by something such as inflation or age, its value decreases. 降低
Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits. 金融市場的競爭降低了利潤。
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erode /ɪˈrəʊd/ (eroding,eroded,erodes)
剑桥词典
erode verb [I or T] (DAMAGE PHYSICALLY)
to rub or be rubbed away gradually侵蝕，腐蝕；磨損
Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone . 這些雕像遭受風雨侵蝕，成了一堆堆不成形的亂石。
The cliffs are eroding several feet a year . 這些懸崖每年都被侵蝕掉數英尺。
erode verb [I or T] (HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECT)
to slowly reduce or destroy something削弱；逐步破壞
His behaviour over the last few months has eroded my confidence in his judgment . 他過去幾個月的表現已經使我對他的判斷力漸漸失去了信心。 返回 erode