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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• As this protective layer erodes, nerve cells gradually lose their ability to transmit signals.
  因为这层保护层被破坏，神经细胞逐渐失去了传导信号的能力。
• Improvement in terms of trade is limited as competition erodes price.
  由于竞争压低了价格，贸易条件的改善就受到限制。
• 'Smoking erodes the value of your human capital in the labor market,' said Ms. Pitts.
  皮茨说，吸烟会侵蚀你在劳动力市场上的人力资源价值。
• "This substantially erodes China's already-scarce land and water resources, while damaging public health and the environment," she said.
  “这不断的侵蚀着中国本就糟糕的水土资源，造成对公众健康和环境的破坏。”她说。
• Global warming erodes coastlines, spreads pests and water-borne diseases and produces more erratic weather patterns.
  全球变暖侵蚀海岸线，使虫灾泛滥、水性传染病扩散，气候变化更加无常。
• Unnecessary cost erodes the profits.
  一些不必要的费用影响利润。
• In other words, drug-resistant TB severely strains and erodes the very capacities needed to prevent its emergence in the first place.
  换句话说，耐药结核病严重削弱和损害了为预防此病所需的能力。