erode

erode

英 [ɪ'rəʊd]
　　美 [ɪ'rod]

vt. 腐蝕，侵蝕
　　vi. 侵蝕；受腐蝕

中文詞源：

erode 腐蝕，風化

e-, 向外。-rad, 刮，磨，詞源同raze, rodent.

例句：

1. America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode.
美國人心中上帝賦予瞭他們獨一無二的品質的信念開始逐漸喪失。

2. The pressure towards uniformity constantly threatens to erode local traditions.
一體化的壓力一直威脅著地方傳統.

3. The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time.
剛好在這個時候，美元開始迅速貶值。

4. These high levels of inequality erode social cohesion in the region.
這些嚴重的不平等侵蝕瞭該地區的社會凝聚力。

5. They had already seen the value of their stock erode considerably.
他們已經看到瞭他們的股票價值下跌瞭不少.