corrode

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

He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidize. 他發(fā)明了一種制造程序，使金線既不會(huì)腐蝕也不會(huì)氧化。

Engineers found the structure had been corroded by moisture. 工程師們發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)構(gòu)件已經(jīng)被濕氣腐蝕了。

2. corrodedADJ 被腐蝕了的

The investigators found that the underground pipes were badly corroded. 調(diào)查人員發(fā)現(xiàn)地下管道已是嚴(yán)重腐蝕的。