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 今天我们要学的词是 erode¹.

 

erode 的意思是侵蚀、腐蚀。China, Canada and the EU all back the Paris accord which the U.S. decided² to withdraw from, but they also face local pressures that can erode their ambitions. 中国、加拿大和欧盟都支持美国决定退出的巴黎气候协议，但这些国家也面临各自国内的压力，可能会让它们失去雄心。

 

Critics have raised the alarm over the inevitable³ uses of facial recognition technologies by governments and law enforcement agencies, which they believe, will erode our civil liberties. 批评人士对政府和执法机构不可避免地使用面部识别技术提出警示，他们认为这些技术将侵蚀我们的公民自由。

 

 

 

1 erode   

v.侵蚀，腐蚀，使...减少、减弱或消失

参考例句：

• Once exposed,soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。
• Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits.金融市场的竞争降低了利润。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。