eroded的意思|eroded的解释-里氏词典

eroded

a. 被侵蚀的(有蚀痕的)

eroded

[ adj ]
worn away as by water or ice or wind
<adj.all>

Erode \E*rode"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eroded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Eroding}.] [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See
{Rodent}.]
1. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the
flesh. ``The blood . . . erodes the vessels.'' --Wiseman.

The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the
gun. --Am. Cyc.

2. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.)
(a) To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land.
(b) To produce by erosion, or wearing away; as, glaciers
erode U-shaped valleys.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. to reduce or lessen as if by eroding; as, a politician's
base of support is eroded by evidence of corruption; the
buying power of the dollar is eroded by inflation. [fig.]
[PJC]

Eroded \E*rod"ed\, p. p. & a.
1. Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away.

2. (Bot.) Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or
irregularly toothed.

But since then, sales have eroded amid criticism that the subcompacts' styling had become stale.
Together, the two men show why Sunday's state assembly election is seen as a key test for the PRI, whose authority has seriously eroded.
Centuries of wind have eroded the adobe, leaving walls of stacked rocks on the brushy hilltop 60 miles south of Albuquerque.
Slashing across Florida's midsection from coast to coast, Tropical Storm Keith blew northward into the Atlantic on Wednesday, leaving damaged homes, eroded beaches and up to 6 inches of rain.
AN EARLY strong performance by the UK equity market was gradually eroded yesterday leaving the blue chip issues marginally lower on the day.
However, the image steadily eroded amid allegations of corruption among senior members of her government and even members of her family.
Bond prices eroded after two government reports showed inflation a little worse than expected and housing starts a bit better than anticipated.
After the war of independence, the nation's few resources _ and defenses against disasters _ were further eroded.
"The million-dollar gifts were the ones that eroded."
Analysts believe that if it falls below 15,000, hidden gains on stocks held by leading life assurers would be eroded.
In the same period, corporate profits eroded, as productivity slumped and labor costs climbed.
In 1980, the independent workers' movement, Solidarity, seriously eroded the party's legitimacy.
The west Midlands was the best-performing region in 1993 with salary increases of 6 per cent for PAs and 5 per cent for secretaries. Alfred Marks said differentials between secretaries in London and elsewhere had been eroded.
The Dollars 2bn it spent on capital investment in the past three years is the chief cause of higher first-quarter interest and depreciation charges. The company said prices have been eroded for most grades of paper it produces, and its wood products.
Meanwhile, the American advantage in high-tech cruise missiles has been badly eroded.
They are likely to find their home market eroded by foreign competitors who are more far-sighted than they are.
'Growing vines is now virtually all part-time work, either done as a second job or left to those who have already retired.' In spite of the immense difficulties, the wine business has not eroded, like many of the harsh hillsides which face the sea.
They fear the move may create concerns about whether the troops will be involved in combat, and raise doubts about the White House's already badly eroded credibility with lawmakers.
He has the required religious status but lacks the patriarch's presence and authority, and his power base has been eroded by Rafsanjani's maneuvering.
For investors, fewer new funds would help alleviate the deepening discounts on not-quite-so-new funds, which have eroded the market values of their shares.
London COCOA ended the day generally easier after the market encountered another batch of origin selling from the Ivory Coast which quickly eroded morning gains.
But every six years, 1% of GNP is eroded from U.S. net exports by gains in the export capacities of developing countries.
Other sanctions also have eroded.
But this protection is being eroded by INS policies.
"I have had no day-to-day management responsibilities since early 1988, and my position at Stotler was constantly eroded," Mahlmann said.
That ideological divide (some say it was fuelled by competitive pressures) now seems less stark than it did. This is partly because cultural differences between national investment practices are being eroded.
As inventories piled up because of slow demand, prices have eroded.
But since then, rising costs, declining ore grades, aging facilities and some hurried acquisitions have eroded earnings quarter after quarter.
The high court's burgeoning conservative majority has eroded Roe vs. Wade so severely in recent years that abortion-rights forces contend that the precedent, in effect, already has been overridden.
Castro said the drug scandal did immense internal damage, eroded Cuba's international image and crippled the tourism industry it has been trying to foster.

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