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V-ERG
（使）侵蝕;(使)腐蝕;(使)風化
If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed.
例句
By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded...
到1980年，邁阿密海灘已經完全風蝕了。
Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.
一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就會被風雨侵蝕。
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V-ERG
（權威、權利、信心等）逐漸喪失；削弱
If someone's authority, right, or confidence erodes or is eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed.
例句
His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority...
批評家們說他在改革問題上的蹩腳做法已經削弱了他的權威。
America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode.
美國人心中上帝賦予了他們獨一無二的品質的信念開始逐漸喪失。
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V-ERG
（使）貶值;（使）降價
If the value of something erodes or is eroded by something such as inflation or age, its value decreases.
例句
Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits...
金融市場的競爭降低了利潤。
The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time.
剛好在這個時候，美元開始迅速貶值。