EROSION


Meaning of EROSION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ serious , severe , significant

Acid rain has caused severe ~ on the hillside.

▪ further

He risks further ~ of his support among voters.

▪ rapid

▪ gradual , slow , steady

the steady ~ of their civil liberties

▪ beach , coastal , shoreline , soil

▪ glacial , water , wind

▪ price

the steady price ~ that has occurred in Japan

VERB + EROSION

▪ cause , contribute to , lead to , result in

▪ control , minimize ( esp. AmE ), prevent , protect sth from , reduce

▪ experience , suffer , suffer from

The area suffers badly from coastal ~.

▪ increase

This damages soil structure, which increases ~.

▪ see , witness

The country has seen a progressive ~ of constitutional freedoms.

EROSION + VERB

▪ affect sth

the areas worst affected by soil ~

▪ occur

EROSION + NOUN

▪ rate

PHRASES

▪ the ~ of sth

the ~ of civil liberties

▪ the rate of ~

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .