| 单词 | eroded |
| 释义 | eroded (once / 7065 pages) adj When cliffs are gradually worn away by currents and pounding ocean waves, we consider them eroded. Eroded comes from the Latin word erodere "to eat away." It doesn't just refer to things like sediment and dirt. If someone is consistently unreliable, your confidence in that person will gradually become eroded. WORD FAMILYerode: eroded, erodes, eroding, erosion, erosive+/erosion: erosions USAGE EXAMPLESSaturday’s collapse set off large waves that eroded part of the older sea cliff and lava viewing area. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) We are left with talk of the need to strengthen nonproliferation, when in reality this is being eroded. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) Those changes eroded the financial advantages Pfizer hoped to reap from buying Allergan, leading the two to eventually part ways. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) adj worn away as by water or ice or wind Syn scoured worn affected by wear; damaged by long use |
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