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corrode

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they corrode
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he / she / it corrodes
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past simple corroded
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past participle corroded
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-ing form corroding
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] corrode (something) to slowly destroy or damage metal, stone or other materials by chemical action; to be destroyed in this way腐蚀；侵蚀
    • Acid corrodes metal.酸腐蚀金属。🔊🔊
    • The copper pipework has corroded in places.铜管有几处受到了腐蚀。🔊🔊
    Topics Physics and chemistryc2
  2. [transitive] corrode something to slowly destroy or make something weaker 腐蚀；侵蚀
    • Corruption corrodes public confidence in a political system.腐败可削弱公众对政治制度的信心。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin corrodere, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rodere ‘gnaw’.