erosion

英 [ɪˈrəʊʒn]

美 [ɪˈroʊʒn]

n.  (河流、气候等的)侵蚀，腐蚀; (权威、权利、信心等的)逐渐丧失，削弱; (支持的)减少; (价值的)降低; (货币的)贬值

复数：erosions　

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柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （气候等的）侵蚀，腐蚀
  Erosionis the gradual destruction and removal of rock or soil in a particular area by rivers, the sea, or the weather.
  1. As their roots are strong and penetrating, they prevent erosion.
     它们的根十分粗壮而且扎得很深，从而避免了受侵蚀。
  2. ...erosion of the river valleys.
     河谷的侵蚀
  3. ...soil erosion.
     土壤侵蚀
• N-UNCOUNT （权威、权利、信心等的）逐渐丧失，削弱
  Theerosion ofa person's authority, rights, or confidence is the gradual destruction or removal of them.
  1. ...the erosion of confidence in world financial markets.
     对世界金融市场心灰意冷
  2. ...an erosion of presidential power.
     总统权力的削弱
• N-UNCOUNT （支持的）减少;（价值的）降低;（货币的）贬值
  Theerosion ofsupport, values, or money is a gradual decrease in its level or standard.
  1. ...the erosion of moral standards.
     道德沦丧
  2. ...a dramatic erosion of support for the program.
     对该项目的支持大幅减少

英英释义

noun

• erosion by chemical action
  Synonym:corrosioncorroding
• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
  Synonym:erodingeating awaywearingwearing away
• a gradual decline of something
  1. after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors
• condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

双语例句

• Uplift and erosion at last produced the desert landscape we see today.
  最后，地表抬升和侵蚀作用产生了我们今日所见的沙漠风貌。
• The research progress of plant roots on soil erosion control in recent years is reviewed.
  介绍了近年来植物根系对土壤侵蚀控制机理的研究进展。
• A dynamic rill erosion model is established according to the dynamic theory of sedimentation and soil erosion.
  根据泥沙运动力学及土壤侵蚀学的基本理论和知识，建立了细沟侵蚀的动力学过程模型。
• This model introduces a concept of unsaturated sediment transport, reflecting the variation of rill erosion along the distance.
  该模型引入了非饱和输沙的概念，能够反映沿程细沟侵蚀的变化规律。
• Soil conservation is intended to curb erosion.
  土壤保持旨在控制水土流失。
• The president was facing a very significant erosion of public support.
  总统面临着公众对他的支持大幅度下降的局面。
• Land stripped bare of trees is exposed to the wind and rain, which cause serious soil erosion.
  被剥离树木的土地裸露着暴露在风雨中，又造成了严重的水土流失。
• Why does our forest cover rate raise year by year but soil erosion and desertification get serious?
  为什么我国森林覆盖率逐年提高而水土流失和荒漠化却日益严重？
• Erosion of gently dipping strata commonly results in the formation of asymmetrical ridges known as cuestas.
  轻微倾斜地层的侵蚀通常造成非对称的山脊，称为单面山。
• More familiar landscapes have been sculpted by surface erosion
  还有更多熟悉的地貌是因地表侵蚀形成的。