erode
UK [ɪ'rəʊd] US [-'roʊd] verb intransitive or transitive
■to rub or be rubbed away gradually 侵蚀，腐蚀；磨损，磨去•Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone.这些雕像遭受风雨侵蚀，成了一堆堆不成形的乱石。 •The cliffs are eroding several feet a year.这些悬崖每年都被侵蚀掉数英尺。 ■to slowly reduce or destroy 削弱；逐步破坏•His behaviour over the last few months has eroded my confidence in his judgment.他过去几个月的表现已经使我对他的判断力渐渐失去了信心。 |