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  3. /erode

erode

🇬🇧 UK/i'rәud/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

v.

To gradually wear away rock, soil, or other material by natural forces; to slowly weaken or destroy something

侵蚀,腐蚀;逐渐削弱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
eout of, former
+
rodegnaw, eat away
=erode

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Water erosion gradually eroded the riverbank.

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