ero·sion /ɪˈroʒən/
腐蝕,沖蝕,侵蝕
ero·sion /ɪˈroʒən/ 名詞
浸蝕,侵蝕,腐蝕
erosion
侵蝕
E·ro·sion n.
1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away.
2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
3. The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the coast.
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erosion
n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding
something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: eroding,
eating away, wearing, wearing away]
2: condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the
action of water and wind
3: a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting
scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the
auditors"
4: erosion by chemical action [syn: corrosion, corroding]