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erode

释义

erode

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /ɪˈrəʊd/

or erode away

UK

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	erode
he/she/it	erodes
present participle	eroding
past tense	eroded
past participle	eroded

1
to gradually damage the surface of rock or land so that it begins to disappear, or to be gradually damaged in this way
High tides are eroding the coast.
a plan to plant more trees before the soil erodes even further
Synonyms and related words
What land does
rise
shift
erode
Synonyms and related words
Geology and geological processes
carve
deposit
deposition
2
to gradually reduce the strength or importance of something, or to be gradually reduced in this way
It is feared that international institutions may erode national sovereignty.
Western support for the regime was slowly eroding.
Synonyms and related words
To become, or to make something weaker
lessen
reduce
subside
1. 2a
  to gradually reduce the value or level of something, or to become reduced in this way
  A cut in interest rates will erode the value of people’s savings.
  Synonyms and related words
  To reduce something
  cut back
  cut down
  reduce

erode

verb intransitive/transitive

US /ɪˈroʊd/

or erode away

US

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	erode
he/she/it	erodes
present participle	eroding
past tense	eroded
past participle	eroded

1
to gradually damage the surface of rock or land so that it begins to disappear, or to be gradually damaged in this way
High tides are eroding the coast.
a plan to plant more trees before the soil erodes even further
Synonyms and related words
What land does
rise
shift
erode
Synonyms and related words
Geology and geological processes
carve
deposit
deposition
2
to gradually reduce the strength or importance of something, or to be gradually reduced in this way
It is feared that international institutions may erode national sovereignty.
Western support for the regime was slowly eroding.
Synonyms and related words
To become, or to make something weaker
weaken
lessen
reduce
1. 2a
  to gradually reduce the value or level of something, or to become reduced in this way
  A cut in interest rates will erode the value of people’s savings.
  Synonyms and related words
  To reduce something
  cut back
  reduce
  shrivel

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