英语单词

erode是什么意思

erode

英 [ɪ'rəʊd] 美 [ɪ'rod]
  • vt. 腐蚀,侵蚀
  • vi. 侵蚀;受腐蚀

中文词源


erode 腐蚀,风化

e-, 向外。-rad, 刮,磨,词源同raze, rodent.

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The pressure towards uniformity constantly threatens to erode local traditions.
一体化的压力一直威胁着地方传统.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. These high levels of inequality erode social cohesion in the region.
这些严重的不平等侵蚀了该地区的社会凝聚力。

来自辞典例句

5. They had already seen the value of their stock erode considerably.
他们已经看到了他们的股票价值下跌了不少.

来自辞典例句

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