1 V-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]
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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。
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Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain. [be VERB-ed]
一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。
SYN destroy, consume, spoil, crumble
2 V-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]
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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。
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America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode. [VERB]
美国人心中上帝赋予了他们独一无二的品质的信念开始逐渐丧失。
SYN weaken, destroy, undermine, diminish
3 V-ERG （使）贬值;（使）降价 If the value of something erodes or is eroded by something such as inflation or age, its value decreases. （使）贬值;（使）降价
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