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单词 erode
释义
erode
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When soil or land erodes, it wears away or is removed. Many beaches seem to get smaller and smaller, as the endless wash of the waves begins to erode the fine sand.
While erode is most commonly used when describing land loss, you can also use it in less literal ways. Numerous hospital bills can cause your savings to erode. Each time you catch your friend in a lie, your trust in her erodes a little more. Consumer confidence is eroding away as the media reports more and more bad economic news. What’s key here is both the sense of loss, as well as the idea that it is a gradual process.
WORD FAMILY
erode: eroded, erodes, eroding, erosion, erosive+/erosion: erosions
USAGE EXAMPLES
Saturday’s collapse set off large waves that eroded part of the older sea cliff and lava viewing area.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
New technology may further erode the dignity of work.
The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)
We are left with talk of the need to strengthen nonproliferation, when in reality this is being eroded.
The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016)
1v remove soil or rock
Rain eroded the terraces
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
eat away, fret
wash
form by erosion
damage
inflict damage upon
2v become ground down or deteriorate
Her confidence eroded
Syn|Hyper
eat at, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away
crumble, decay, dilapidate
fall into decay or ruin
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