0 If metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly damaged by something such as rain or water. -- （使）腐蝕；侵蝕
Steel tends to corrode faster in a salty atmosphere. 在鹽分高的環境裡，鋼往往腐蝕得更快。
The utopian fictions arose as the social order began to corrode.
Customary client relationships, corporate structures were corroded and uncomfortably complemented by social relations that could be expressed in monetary claims.
It was impossible to leave the concrete tiles in place because their copper wire fixings were heavily corroded.
Note thin, somewhat corroded vesicle walls and concentric folds.
The effect of (corroding) pipe material on bacterial metal tolerance was not studied in detail but was suggested to play a role.
There is consensus, however, that risks do exist for the long-term as increased leakage is expected over time as containment materials corrode.
An example of such a failure is where a contact on a switch is partially corroded.
General standards allow courts to resist legislation; specific rules may reduce the ability of courts to corrode legislative enactments.
