erode
- vt. 腐蝕,侵蝕
- vi. 侵蝕;受腐蝕
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
e-, 向外。-rad, 刮,磨,詞源同raze, rodent.
英文詞源
- erode
- erode: see rostrum
- erode (v.)
- 1610s, "gnaw or eat away" (transitive), a back-formation from erosion, or else from French éroder, from Latin erodere "to gnaw away, consume," from assimilated form of ex- "away" (see ex-) + rodere "gnaw" (see rodent). Intransitive sense "become worn away" is by 1905. Related: Eroded; eroding. Originally of acids, ulcers, etc.; geological sense is from 1830.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode.
- 美國(guó)人心中上帝賦予了他們獨(dú)一無(wú)二的品質(zhì)的信念開(kāi)始逐漸喪失。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The pressure towards uniformity constantly threatens to erode local traditions.
- 一體化的壓力一直威脅著地方傳統(tǒng).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time.
- 剛好在這個(gè)時(shí)候,美元開(kāi)始迅速貶值。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. These high levels of inequality erode social cohesion in the region.
- 這些嚴(yán)重的不平等侵蝕了該地區(qū)的社會(huì)凝聚力。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. They had already seen the value of their stock erode considerably.
- 他們已經(jīng)看到了他們的股票價(jià)值下跌了不少.
來(lái)自辭典例句