• vt. 侵蝕；損害
• vi. 受腐蝕；起腐蝕作用

cor-, 強調。-rod, 咬，詞源同rat, rodent.

corrode

corrode: see rostrum

corrode (v.)

c. 1400, from Old French corroder (14c.) or directly from Latin corrodere "to gnaw to bits, wear away," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + rodere "to gnaw" (see rodent). Related: Corroded; corroding.

1. The tools will corrode with rust if never used.

這些工具如長期不用會長鐵銹而損壞.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

2. An iron tool, if never used, will corrode with rust.

鐵制工具長期不用會銹損.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. Acid causes metal to corrode.

酸使金屬腐蝕.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidise.

他設計了一種能夠避免腐蝕或氧化的金絲制作流程。

來自柯林斯例句

5. It must not corrode metal fittings and interact with finish systems.

它必須不腐蝕金屬裝置,不和涂料系統發生互相作用.

來自辭典例句