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Definitions

  1. 1. to nibble away at sth
  2. 2. to eat into
  3. 3. to erode

Words Containing 蚀

腐蚀
fǔ shí

corrosion

侵蚀
qīn shí

to erode

侵蚀作用
qīn shí zuò yòng

erosion

偏蚀
piān shí

partial eclipse

偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ

lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)

偷鸡不着蚀把米
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ

see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ]

全蚀
quán shí

total eclipse

冰蚀
bīng shí

glaciated

剥蚀
bō shí

to corrode

冲蚀
chōng shí

to erode

浪蚀
làng shí

wave erosion

海蚀
hǎi shí

coastal erosion

消蚀
xiāo shí

to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)

溶蚀
róng shí

dissolving

溶蚀作用
róng shí zuò yòng

dissolving

白蚀症
bái shí zhèng

vitiligo

磨蚀
mó shí

erosion

耐腐蚀
nài fǔ shí

proof against corrosion

耐蚀
nài shí

to resist corrosion

腐蚀剂
fǔ shí jì

a corrosive (chemical)

腐蚀性
fǔ shí xìng

(lit. and fig.) corrosive

蛀蚀
zhù shí

to corrupt

蚀刻
shí kè

to etch

销蚀
xiāo shí

to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)

锈蚀
xiù shí

corrosion

雨蚀
yǔ shí

rain erosion

风蚀
fēng shí

wind erosion

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