腐蚀

fǔ shí

HSK 7–9

Meaning

指物质因化学作用而逐渐消损破坏；也比喻人在坏思想、坏环境的影响下逐渐变质堕落。

Corrosion; to corrode; also figuratively, to corrupt or erode (e.g., one's morals).

可作动词或名词，用于描述化学或物理的侵蚀过程，也可用于比喻社会、道德或精神的败坏。

Can be used as a verb or noun, describing the process of chemical or physical erosion, as well as figuratively for social, moral, or spiritual decay.

1 铁在潮湿环境中容易被腐蚀。 (Iron is prone to corrosion in humid environments.)
2 这种酸会腐蚀玻璃。 (This acid can corrode glass.)
3 腐败的社会风气会腐蚀人的灵魂。 (Corrupt social atmosphere can corrode one's soul.)
4 长期接触有害化学物质可能导致皮肤腐蚀。 (Long-term exposure to harmful chemicals can cause skin corrosion.)
5 金钱的诱惑腐蚀了他的道德底线。 (The temptation of money eroded his moral boundaries.)
6 这些不良信息对青少年有腐蚀作用。 (These harmful information have a corrosive effect on teenagers.)

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