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

• 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。
• First, it erodes the surfaces of some materials.
  第一，它会侵蚀一些材料的表面。
• 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。
• Or think it's not their job to navigate working relationship, trust erodes.
  或者认为维护工作关系与他们无关的时候，团队的信任就受损害了。
• 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。
• Theft of intellectual property is a crime that erodes the incentive to create and poses a serious barrier to making legitimate products and services available to the public.
  盗取知识产权是一种犯罪，不但打击了创造的积极性，也对制造供大众使用的合法产品和服务造成严重的障碍。
• Unnecessary cost erodes the profits.
  一些不必要的费用影响利润。
• In the past it has helped lighten the burden of public debt. But it also erodes the savings of the less well off.
  过去，它有助于减轻公共债务的负担，但也侵蚀了较不富裕人群的储蓄。
• The sea erodes the land.
  海洋侵蚀陆地。
• That is bad for the dollar, since inflation erodes a currency's value.
  这对美元来说是个不利因素，因为通货膨胀会侵蚀美元价值。