英语词汇“erode”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

e·rode

(ĭ-rōd)

v. e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes

v.tr.

1. To wear (something) away by erosion: Waves eroded the shore.

2. To eat into or eat away the substance of: Acidic water erodes pipes. Arthritis had eroded the cartilage.

3. To make or form by wearing away: The river eroded a deep valley.

4. To cause to diminish or deteriorate: "Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution" (C.L. Sulzberger).

v.intr.

1. To become worn or eaten away: The cliffs have eroded over the centuries.

2. To diminish or deteriorate: Public confidence in the administration eroded.

[Latin ērōdere, to gnaw off, eat away : ē-, ex-, ex- + rōdere, to gnaw; see rēd- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

e·rod′i·bili·ty n.

e·rodi·ble adj.

单词	erode
释义	e·rode (ĭ-rōd) v. e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes v.tr. 1. To wear (something) away by erosion: Waves eroded the shore. 2. To eat into or eat away the substance of: Acidic water erodes pipes. Arthritis had eroded the cartilage. 3. To make or form by wearing away: The river eroded a deep valley. 4. To cause to diminish or deteriorate: "Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution" (C.L. Sulzberger). v.intr. 1. To become worn or eaten away: The cliffs have eroded over the centuries. 2. To diminish or deteriorate: Public confidence in the administration eroded. [Latin ērōdere, to gnaw off, eat away : ē-, ex-, ex- + rōdere, to gnaw; see rēd- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] e·rod′i·bili·ty n. e·rodi·ble adj.
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