gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land)
(风、水或其他自然力)腐蚀,侵蚀(土壤,岩石,陆地)
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the cliffs on this coast have been eroded by the sea .这个海岸上的峭壁受到了海水的侵蚀。
[no obj.](of soil, rock, or land)be gradually worn away by such natural agents
(土壤,岩石,陆地)遭侵蚀。
〈喻〉 把…逐步毁掉;被毁
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this humiliation has eroded what confidence Jean has 这种耻辱使琼渐渐地失去了信心
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profit margins are eroding .利润空间越来越小。
【医】 (疾病)侵蚀,腐蚀(身体组织)。
"early 17th cent.: from French