erosion
n[U]
process of eroding or being eroded 侵蚀; 腐蚀
the erosion of the coastline by the sea 海水对海岸的冲刷
attempts to reduce soil erosion 减少土壤侵蚀的做法
(fig 比喻) the steady erosion of the President's credibility 总统的威信日渐丧失.
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
In 1893 New Zealand was the first nation in modern times to allow women to vote, long before many other countries.