Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense erodes, present participle eroding, past tense, past participle eroded
1V-ERG (使)侵蚀;(使)腐蚀;(使)风化 If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed. (使)侵蚀;(使)腐蚀;(使)风化 [Also VERB n]
By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded. [VERB]
到1980年,迈阿密海滩已经完全风蚀了。
Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain. [beVERB-ed]
2V-ERG (权威、权利、信心等)逐渐丧失;削弱 If someone's authority, right, or confidence erodes or is eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed. (权威、权利、信心等)逐渐丧失;削弱 [formal]
His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority. [VERB noun]
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。
America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode. [VERB]