corrode
/kəˈrəʊd/verb
with obj.
1- destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action腐蚀; 侵蚀：
acid rain poisons fish and corrodes buildings.
酸雨毒害鱼类, 腐蚀建筑。
1.1
- no obj.(of metal or other materials) be destroyed or damaged in this way被腐蚀; 被侵蚀：
over the years copper pipework corrodes.
日久年深, 铜管慢慢被腐蚀了。
1.2
- figurative destroy or weaken (something) gradually〈喻〉逐渐损害; 慢慢削弱：
the self-centred climate corrodes ideals and concerns about social justice.
这种以自我为中心的风气会削弱关于社会正义的理想和关切。
派生词
corrodible
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin corrodere, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rodere 'gnaw'.