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

• 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。
• The sea erodes the land.
  海洋侵蚀陆地。
• 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。
• 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。
• As a result, damage accumulates and the myelin sheath erodes.
  结果，破坏累积导致神经鞘进一步腐蚀。
• Layoffs continue and compensation erodes further.
  裁员仍在继续，补偿金蚕食着银行业。
• 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。
• Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution.
  长期的和平常会腐蚀大众的信心。
• Whining or complaining about strategic issues in front of direct reports only undermines the other leaders in your circle and erodes any trust those subordinates had of them.
  在直接下属面前抱怨战略问题，只会损害你圈子里的其他领导者，并且破坏这些下属对他们的信任。
• 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。