单词 | corrosive |
释义 | corrosive (kəroʊsɪv ) 1. adjective A corrosive substance is able to destroy solid materials by a chemical reaction. Sodium and sulphur are highly corrosive. Synonyms: corroding, wasting, caustic, vitriolic 2. adjective If you say that something has a corrosive effect, you mean that it gradually causes serious harm. [formal] ...the corrosive effects of inflation. Collocations: corrosive chemical A 'corrosive chemical' was said to have been discovered near the body. The Sun He described the detergent as a very corrosive chemical, but he expected her to be well enough to travel home in a couple of days. Times, Sunday Times More than 20 gallons of the corrosive chemical poured out of a storage container, giving off dangerous toxic vapours. The Sun Corrosive chemicals were sprayed across his face and chest. The Sun This fully mobile pressure washer kit will enable you to effortlessly clean cars, patios, garden furniture and other outdoor areas without backbreaking scrubbing or expensive and corrosive chemicals. Times, Sunday Times In practice this has a corrosive effect because the less you cook, the less you are likely to feel able to cook. Bad Food Britain (2006) There is a further corrosive effect of this mania for judging people on what they are, not what they do. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This is an epic story concerning the corrosive effect of wealth and unchecked ambition on the souls of the two men. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Its corrosive effect on the sense of self is pernicious. Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model (1994) On one side is the corrosive effect of inflation on savings and investment. The Sun (2008) The chemical resistance of glass can allow it to remain in a corrosive environment for many thousands and even millions of years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This produces a corrosive environment of dense saline fog in the chamber so that parts exposed in it are subjected to severely corrosive conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Buried plant can be exposed to the same corrosive environment as underground plant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its affinity for oxygen forms a thin stable oxide coat, a passivation layer which prevents further oxidation and provides inertness to corrosive environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The unit tends to be more self-contained, protecting the machinery from the corrosive environment found on boats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sport was something that could supposedly build character, particularly if left unsullied by the corrosive influence of money. Times, Sunday Times These include the potentially corrosive influence of power and success; the danger of mutual self-congratulation and hubris; and above all the personal drama of succession events. Times, Sunday Times His screenplays frequently delved into the corrosive influences of wealth and power. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A printout was attached to a discarded canister of sulphuric acid, a highly corrosive liquid used in wastewater treatment. Times, Sunday Times He has not revealed the name of his accomplice or where they obtained the corrosive liquid. Times, Sunday Times The clampdown comes amid fears corrosive liquid might be thrown at judges, jurors or witnesses. The Sun Specialist firms remove the tyre and dip the alloys in a powerful corrosive liquid. Times, Sunday Times About 6,000 people were evacuated while more than 80 tonnes of highly corrosive liquid ammonia leaked out. Times, Sunday Times The corrosive salt air eliminated the practicality of steel truss bridges. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Following the session, they can immediately rinse off which minimizes the dripping of corrosive salt through the building. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tests include mileage accumulation, severe driving conditions, and corrosive salt baths. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wet fences, moldering and putting on moss in the silent villages, little barriers blown over the land, but snow and corrosive salts gather, dribble of rot - the old story. The Times Literary Supplement Maintenance was minimal, and the use of corrosive salts to de-ice the highway in winter accelerated its decay. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Officers said that they had received reports of a corrosive substance being thrown at the individuals in their car after a chase. Times, Sunday Times It would also ban the sale of any corrosive substance to under-18s. Times, Sunday Times Of them 90 per cent 'strongly agreed' that a new power was needed to allow police to investigate the possession of a corrosive substance in a public place. Times, Sunday Times The jury found her guilty of throwing a corrosive substance with intent. The Sun The bill also bans selling a corrosive product - online and offline - to someone under 18, and possessing a corrosive substance in public. Times, Sunday Times It will, however, flood your abdominal cavity with highly corrosive stomach acids and infection-causing bacteria, resulting in a medical emergency. Times, Sunday Times Downstairs, rivalries and romances threaten to boil over into something highly corrosive. Times, Sunday Times A printout was attached to a discarded canister of sulphuric acid, a highly corrosive liquid used in wastewater treatment. Times, Sunday Times It knows that uncertainty can be highly corrosive. Times, Sunday Times The chambers' management has warned its 80 members not to discuss the report with anyone, saying that to do so would be 'highly corrosive'. Times, Sunday Times |
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