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

• Layoffs continue and compensation erodes further.
  裁员仍在继续，补偿金蚕食着银行业。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution.
  长期的和平常会腐蚀大众的信心。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• '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。