单词 | erode |
释义 | erode (ɪroʊd ) Word forms: erodes , eroding , eroded 1. verb If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed. By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded. [VERB] Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: disintegrate, crumble, deteriorate, corrode eroded adjective ...the deeply eroded landscape. 2. verb If someone's authority, right, or confidence erodes or is eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed. [formal] His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority. [VERB noun] Her status as the world's leading female singer eroded rapidly. [VERB] Synonyms: weaken, destroy, undermine, diminish 3. verb If the value of something erodes or is eroded by something such as inflation or age, its value decreases. Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits. [VERB noun] The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time. [VERB] Collocations: erode a right If the spoilsport corporation begins to erode their right to these simple liberties, it may spell the end of modern childhood as we know it. Times, Sunday Times On one hand, some argue that entertaining the possibility of intervention in some patients may erode the right to die moral obligation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Various pro-capitalist economists have argued that a socialist state would by its very nature erode the rights of its citizens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This could easily erode their ability to make overpayments to their mortgage. Times, Sunday Times But the proliferation of white-ball competitions has eroded their ability to deal with the moving ball. Times, Sunday Times Its wide-ranging assessment also warns that encrypted communications and anonymisation services are eroding the ability of law enforcement to detect dangerous offenders. Times, Sunday Times He suggests that our deep relationships with technology have eroded the ability of people to communicate with other humans face to face. Times, Sunday Times Such contracts are supposed to give businesses protection from currency movements, which can erode profit margins. Times,Sunday Times The second reason for disappointment came with the eroded profit margins. Times, Sunday Times Analysts said that a late burst of discount-driven spending had failed to rescue like-for-like sales and had further eroded profit margins. Times, Sunday Times Buy-to-let investors need to be wary of steps the government may take, such as raising interest rates, which could erode profits. Times, Sunday Times It said a nitrile price war, triggered by overcapacity, with more chemical plants set to open this summer, was further eroding profit margins. Times, Sunday Times These huge price rises can steadily erode the value of your wealth. Times, Sunday Times Cynics also expect inflation to rise as governments sneakily seek to lighten the burden of their debts, which will erode the value of bonds. Times, Sunday Times It would erode the value of savings and reduce real incomes. Times, Sunday Times Of course, it's not quite as simple as that because inflation will erode the value of your savings. Times, Sunday Times Charges are important because fees will very quickly erode the value of your savings. Times, Sunday Times She recommended better co-ordination and education, and warned also that presumed consent could erode trust in doctors. Times, Sunday Times After years of hiding tariffs and quietly placing consumers on the worst deals, this latest blunder will only further erode trust in the energy giants. The Sun When that prescription exists, it erodes trust in the system. Times,Sunday Times Today's populism grew not out of the massive migration flows but out of the 2008 banking crisis, which eroded trust in financial and political institutions. Times, Sunday Times The gulf between the sentences imposed and those served erodes trust in the criminal justice system. Times, Sunday Times This can be damaging in the long term because inflation erodes the spending power of cash. Times,Sunday Times Inflation erodes the value of our money - a pound earned or saved today can buy less over time. The Sun Inflation erodes living standards, whereas price stability makes it easier for consumers, businesses and investors to plan for the longer term. Times, Sunday Times After retirement, inflation erodes your buying power. Times, Sunday Times Inflation erodes the value of bonds over time, while stronger growth makes riskier assets, such as shares, more attractive to investors. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 侵蚀 Japanese: 浸食する |
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