erodes

英 [ɪˈrəʊdz]

美 [ɪˈroʊdz]

v.  侵蚀; 腐蚀; 风化; 逐渐毁坏; 削弱; 损害
erode的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）侵蚀;(使)腐蚀;(使)风化
  If rock or soilerodesoris erodedby the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed.
  1. By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded...
     到1980年，迈阿密海滩已经完全风蚀了。
  2. Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.
     一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。
• V-ERG （权威、权利、信心等）逐渐丧失；削弱
  If someone's authority, right, or confidenceerodesoris eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed.
  1. His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority...
     批评家们说他在改革问题上的蹩脚做法已经削弱了他的权威。
  2. America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode.
     美国人心中上帝赋予了他们独一无二的品质的信念开始逐渐丧失。
• V-ERG （使）贬值;（使）降价
  If the value of somethingerodesoris erodedby something such as inflation or age, its value decreases.
  1. Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits...
     金融市场的竞争降低了利润。
  2. The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time.
     刚好在这个时候，美元开始迅速贬值。

双语例句

• As a result, damage accumulates and the myelin sheath erodes.
  结果，破坏累积导致神经鞘进一步腐蚀。
• Whining or complaining about strategic issues in front of direct reports only undermines the other leaders in your circle and erodes any trust those subordinates had of them.
  在直接下属面前抱怨战略问题，只会损害你圈子里的其他领导者，并且破坏这些下属对他们的信任。
• The sea erodes the shore and cliffs of the coast in part by this process.
  海洋部分地通过这一过程侵蚀着海岸的峭壁。
• However, cuts are now coming more widely as the slump in equities erodes trading revenues, while the shrinking economy hits demand for investment banking services.
  然而，随着股市暴跌侵蚀了投行的交易收入，同时经济收缩影响到对投行服务的需求，如今裁员范围更加广泛。
• Former Defense Minister Moshe Arens says the deal erodes Israeli deterrence.
  前以色列国防部长阿伦斯说，这次交换削弱了以色列的威慑力。
• This pact slowly erodes as members defect and outside demand gets more elastic.
  随着成员国的背叛以及外部的需求变得更有弹性，这个协定就慢慢地失掉约束力。
• Nothing that erodes the rule of law can be moral, no matter what name we give it.
  任何凌驾于法律之上的行为都是不道德的，不管我们给它们取的名字有多花哨！
• This is the kind of Biblical study which clearly harms the church and erodes the Christian's confidence in the Bible!
  这种《圣经》研究对教会有害无益，因为这样损害了信徒对《圣经》的信任。
• Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution.
  长期的和平常会腐蚀大众的信心。
• Inflation erodes the purchasing power of the families with lower income.
  通货膨胀使低收入家庭的购买力不断下降。