
erosion
美[ɪ'rəʊʒn] 英[ɪ'rəʊʒn]
n. 腐蚀;侵蚀;减少,流失
双解释义
n.(名词)- [U]腐蚀; 侵蚀; 磨损 process of destroying or wearing away gradually
英英释义
Noun- (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
- condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
- a gradual decline of something;
"after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
- erosion by chemical action
组词搭配
形容词+~- the slow erosion日渐削弱
~+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
例句
用作名词(n.)- 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。
- The erosion of beach here is serious.这里海岸的腐蚀很严重。
- The cement petrified after many years' erosion.经过多年的侵蚀,水泥石化了。
- The erosion of the soil is damaging the forest.土壤侵蚀使得森林遭到了破坏。
- Deposition is the counterpart of erosion.淤积是侵蚀的对应面。
- The rock is resistant to weathering and erosion.这种岩石不易风化和侵蚀。
词语用法
n.(名词)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”。