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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4884 COCA: 5930

erosion

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Related topics: Geography, Geology
e·ro·sion /ɪˈrəʊʒən $ ɪˈroʊ-/ ●○○ AWL noun [uncountableU]  
1  SGthe process by which rock or soil is gradually destroyed by wind, rain, or the sea 〔风、雨或海水的〕侵蚀，腐蚀
 the problem of soil erosion
水土流失的问题
 the erosion of the coastline
海岸线受到的侵蚀
2  REDUCEthe process by which something is gradually reduced or destroyed 逐步毁坏，削弱
nerosion of
 the gradual erosion of our civil liberties
我们的公民自由逐渐受到侵害
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the process by which rock or soil is gradually destroyed by wind, rain, or the sea
verbs
cause erosion
Acid rain has caused serious erosion, and now the entire hillside could slide down.
lead to/result in erosion
Poor farming practices have led to erosion of the soil.
suffer (from) erosion
Many areas of farmland have suffered severe erosion.
reduce erosion
new measures designed to stop flooding and reduce erosion
erosion happens/occurs
The highest rates of erosion occur where soil is exposed to drought.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + erosion
serious/severe erosion
Some areas of the coast have suffered severe erosion.
significant erosion (=quite severe)
This system of cultivation leads to significant erosion of the subsoil.
soil erosion
Soil erosion is worse in areas where trees have been cut down.
marine/coastal erosion (=on land that is close to the sea)
Coastal erosion is worrying the local residents.
water/wind erosion (=caused by water or wind)
Hedgerows and trees help to reduce the effect of wind erosion.
phrases
the rate of erosion
The maps show that the average rate of coastal erosion is about four metres per year.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the process by which something is gradually reduced or destroyed
adjectives
serious/significant erosion
The demonstrators were protesting about the serious erosion of individual freedoms.
gradual/steady erosion
There has been a steady erosion of the court's powers over the last ten years.
Examples from the Corpus
erosion• Erosion or accretion of sand by wind action is evident throughout and soil genesis is truncated by erosion or fossilised by deposition.• But the networks have scrambled to keep them on the air for another year in an attempt to stem audience erosion.• These movements and earlier erosion have tended to obscure Mesozoic and Paleozoic structures.• The condition is characterized by spinal cysts and the gradual erosion of spinal nerves.• Although the increase in rainfall would aid irrigation, it would add to the problems of soil erosion and nutrient leaching.• Constructing rows of turbines in strategic areas could reduce soil erosion and help to phase out the use of wood for fuel.• soil erosion• Regulators say that although the erosion does not pose an immediate risk, they are concerned about its long-term safety implications.• the erosion of civil liberties• the erosion of our beaches
e·ro·sion noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4884 COCA: 5930
erosion

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + EROSION | EROSION + VERB | EROSION + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤serious, severe, significant嚴重侵蝕；重度腐蝕◇Acid rain has caused severe erosion on the hillside.酸雨已經造成山坡嚴重侵蝕。➤further進一步侵蝕◇He risks further erosion of his support among voters.他冒着選民支持率進一步下滑的危險。➤rapid迅速消蝕▸➤gradual, slow, steady逐漸消蝕；緩慢削弱；不斷侵害◇the steady erosion of their civil liberties對他們公民自由的持續侵害➤beach, coastal, shoreline, soil海灘／海岸／海岸線／土壤侵蝕▸➤glacial, water, wind冰蝕；水蝕；風化➤price價格跌滑◇the steady price erosion that has occurred in Japan日本出現的價格持續下滑VERB + EROSION➤cause, contribute to, lead to, result in引起侵蝕；促使風化；導致侵蝕▸➤control, minimize, prevent, protect sth from, reduce控制侵蝕；使侵蝕最小化；防止侵蝕；使⋯免遭侵蝕；減少侵蝕▸➤experience, suffer, suffer from遭到侵蝕◇The area suffers badly from coastal erosion.這個地區海岸侵蝕嚴重。➤increase侵蝕加劇◇This damages soil structure, which increases erosion.這會損害土壤結構，從而加劇土壤侵蝕。➤see, witness經歷侵害◇The country has seen a progressive erosion of constitutional freedoms.該國憲法規定的自由不斷被剝奪。EROSION + VERB➤affect sth侵蝕影響⋯◇the areas worst affected by soil erosion土壤侵蝕最厲害的地區➤occur侵蝕發生EROSION + NOUN➤rate侵蝕速率PHRASES➤the erosion of sth⋯受到的侵害◇the erosion of civil liberties公民自由受侵害➤the rate of erosion侵蝕速率
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4884 COCA: 5930
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4884 COCA: 5930
erosion
Geology and geological processes: carve, deposit, deposition...
Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing: decrease, reduction, decline...
Destruction and damage: damage, destruction, harm...

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