n.腐蚀；侵蚀；减少，流失
Therefore, the corrosion was caused by erosion of rainwater during ocean shipping. 因此，这些腐蚀是海运途中雨水的浸蚀造成的。
The cement petrified after many years' erosion. 经过多年的侵蚀，水泥石化了。
The erosion of the soil is damaging the forest. 土壤侵蚀使得森林遭到了破坏。
Deposition is the counterpart of erosion. 淤积是侵蚀的对应面。
The rock is resistant to weathering and erosion. 这种岩石不易风化和侵蚀。
erosion的基本意思是指某物受酸、雨、风等“腐蚀,侵蚀,磨损”,用作比喻可指“威信日渐扫地”“势力日渐削弱”。
