erosion
英 [?'r???(?)n]
美[?'ro??n]
- n. 侵蝕，腐蝕
英英釋意
- 1. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
- 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