erode
英 [?'r??d]
美[?'rod]
- vt. 腐蝕，侵蝕
- vi. 侵蝕；受腐蝕
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?erodes;過去式:?eroded;過去分詞:?eroded;現(xiàn)在分詞:?eroding;名詞:?erosion;
中文詞源
erode 腐蝕，風化
e-, 向外。-rad, 刮，磨，詞源同raze, rodent.
英文詞源
- erode
- erode: see rostrum
- erode (v.)
- 1610s, "gnaw or eat away" (transitive), a back-formation from erosion, or else from French éroder, from Latin erodere "to gnaw away, consume," from assimilated form of ex- "away" (see ex-) + rodere "gnaw" (see rodent). Intransitive sense "become worn away" is by 1905. Related: Eroded; eroding. Originally of acids, ulcers, etc.; geological sense is from 1830.
雙語例句
- 1. America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode.
- 美國人心中上帝賦予了他們獨一無二的品質(zhì)的信念開始逐漸喪失。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The pressure towards uniformity constantly threatens to erode local traditions.
- 一體化的壓力一直威脅著地方傳統(tǒng).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time.
- 剛好在這個時候，美元開始迅速貶值。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. These high levels of inequality erode social cohesion in the region.
- 這些嚴重的不平等侵蝕了該地區(qū)的社會凝聚力。
來自辭典例句
- 5. They had already seen the value of their stock erode considerably.
- 他們已經(jīng)看到了他們的股票價值下跌了不少.
來自辭典例句