corrode /kəˈrəʊd/ CET6 TEM8 ( corroding, corroded, corrodes )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If metal or stone corrodes, or is corroded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust. 腐蚀

  例：

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

  他发明了一种制造程序，使金线既不会腐蚀也不会氧化。

  例：

  Engineers found the structure had been corroded by moisture.

  工程师们发现这个构件已经被湿气腐蚀了。

• 2. 

  corroded ADJ 被腐蚀了的

  例：

  The investigators found that the underground pipes were badly corroded.

  调查人员发现地下管道已是严重腐蚀的。