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20190516 erode

20190516 erode

作者: chinmanjay | 来源:发表于2019-05-16 23:51 被阅读0次

    1. 这是个什么词?

    词:erode

    英英释义:to gradually reduce something such as someone's power or confidence

    例句:Our privacy is being gradually eroded today. The more convenience we enjoy, the less privacy we have.

    2. 为什么选这个词?

    “erode”可以作及物动词也可以作不及物动词,本义是“侵蚀、腐蚀”,经常引申为“削弱”。erode 后面经常接抽象概念,比如 erode power/confidence/freedom/sympathy/support/trust/privacy。

    当我们想表达“自信心受损”、“力量被削弱”、“信任受损”、“隐私减少”等时,就可以用 erode 来替换 diminish/decrease/destroy 等词,实现表达的多样性。下面通过几个例子来掌握这个词。

    在军训期间,学生的自由得到了很大的限制,就可以说:

    During military training, students' freedom is greatly eroded.

    在科技越来越发达的今天,我们的隐私在不断被蚕食,就可以说:

    Our privacy is being gradually eroded today. The more convenience we enjoy, the less privacy we have.

    《经济学人》一篇关于科技对美国人生活的影响的文章中就出现了 erode:

    Many felt men’s social skills had been especially eroded by over-reliance on technology.(这里搭配的是 social skills)

    《经济学人》一篇关于泰国政治的文章中也出现了 erode:

    That provides an easy way to erode Pheu Thai’s alliance.(这里搭配的是 alliance)

    另一篇关于法国政治的《经济学人》文章中也出现了 erode:

    And recent rioting in Paris, particularly violent on March 16th, has eroded public sympathy. Support for the gilets jaunes fell from 72% in December to 46% in March.(这里搭配的是 sympathy,意思是大众不像之前那样同情黄背心了)

    3. 怎样学会使用这个词?

    1)翻译下面的句子:

    John 这次考试没及格,自信心非常受损。

    John failed his exam, greatly eroding his confidence.

    (参考翻译:John failed his exam, greatly eroding his confidence. 或 That John failed his exam greatly eroded his confidence.)

    2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。

    例子: 雷神之锤被海拉捏碎之后,雷神的力量被大大地削弱了。

    场景 :After the hammer of Thor crushed by Hela, the power of Thor was greatly eroded.

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