erosion

英 [ɪ'rəʊʒn] 美 [ɪ'rəʊʒn]

• n. 腐蚀；侵蚀；减少，流失

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]腐蚀; 侵蚀; 磨损

   process of destroying or wearing away gradually

英英释义

Noun:

1. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

2. condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

3. a gradual decline of something;

   "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
   

4. erosion by chemical action

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Therefore, the corrosion was caused by erosion of rainwater during ocean shipping.
   因此，这些腐蚀是海运途中雨水的浸蚀造成的。
2. The erosion of beach here is serious.
   这里海岸的腐蚀很严重。
3. The cement petrified after many years' erosion.
   经过多年的侵蚀，水泥石化了。
4. The erosion of the soil is damaging the forest.
   土壤侵蚀使得森林遭到了破坏。
5. Deposition is the counterpart of erosion.
   淤积是侵蚀的对应面。
6. The rock is resistant to weathering and erosion.
   这种岩石不易风化和侵蚀。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Soil conservation is intended to curb erosion.
   土壤保持旨在控制水土流失。
2. The president was facing a very significant erosion of public support.
   总统面临着公众对他的支持大幅度下降的局面。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

形容词+～

• the slow erosion 日渐削弱

名词+～

• soil erosion 水土流失

～+介词

• the erosion of the coastline 对海岸的侵蚀
• the slow erosion of the royal power 皇家势力的日渐削弱

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. erosion的基本意思是指某物受酸、雨、风等“腐蚀,侵蚀,磨损”,用作比喻可指“威信日渐扫地”“势力日渐削弱”。

词源解说

• ☆ 16世纪40年代进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的erosio，意为腐蚀。

近反义词

【近义词】

• declination
• decrease
• rust

【反义词】

• increase
• rise