erode[i'rəud]vt.1.■腐蚀，侵蚀；磨去；磨损；蜕变：Battery acid had eroded the engine.电池酸腐蚀了发动机。2.■腐蚀成，侵蚀成 (水道)；磨损成：The running water eroded a gully.流水冲蚀出一条沟渠。3.■(逐渐)毁坏，损害，削弱；使变坏；使腐烂；使消失：Inflation erodes the value of our money.通货膨胀使我们的货币贬值了。4.■【病理学】使溃烂；使成溃疡vi.1.■受腐蚀；遭侵蚀，逐渐销蚀掉；受到破坏2.■衰落变形vt.erodederoding