搜尋結果
erode
- IPA[əˈrōd]
美式
- (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land)；(of soil, rock, or land) be gradually worn away by natural agents
verb: erode, 3rd person present: erodes, gerund or present participle: eroding, past tense: eroded, past participle: eroded
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land) the cliffs have been eroded by the sea
- ▪ (of soil, rock, or land) be gradually worn away by natural agents soft sedimentary rocks have eroded away
- ▪ gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed this humiliation has eroded what confidence Jean has profit margins are eroding
- ▪ (of a disease) gradually destroy (bodily tissue) many had their upper incisors missing and their maxillae eroded vascular injury due to eroding ulcers
