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

• Prosecutors might hope vagueness will deter, but instead it erodes respect for the law.
  检方也许希望这种模糊能起到威慑作用，但恰恰相反，它反而削弱了人们对法律的尊重。
• 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。
• 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。
• The proposals, published by the International Accounting Standards Board, come as banks report mounting losses on existing loans as the global economic downturn erodes the ability of both consumers and companies to pay back debts.
  IASB公布该提案之际，随着全球经济低迷侵蚀了消费者和企业偿还债务的能力，银行现有贷款的损失不断扩大。
• Furthermore, inflation erodes other kinds of government revenue.
  此外，通货膨胀损害了政府的其他各种收入。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• Man also mines for gold, silver, and copper which then erodes the soil and hurts the plants of the Andes.
  人类开采金矿，银矿以及铜矿，这样不但腐蚀了土壤并伤害了安地斯山脉的植被。
• It erodes self-awareness and self-restraint, and fosters self-indulgence.
  它降低了自知之明，消磨了自制力，让人变得放纵。