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

• That is bad for the dollar, since inflation erodes a currency's value.
  这对美元来说是个不利因素，因为通货膨胀会侵蚀美元价值。
• 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。
• 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。
• Layoffs continue and compensation erodes further.
  裁员仍在继续，补偿金蚕食着银行业。
• "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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They're right about that: an undervalued currency promotes inflation, erodes the real wages of Chinese workers and squanders Chinese resources.
  他们在这一点上也是有道理的：定值低的货币将会促进通货膨胀，侵蚀中国工人的实际工资，浪费中国的资源。
• 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。
• 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。