ăn mòn

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The Vietnamese word "ăn mòn" is a verb that means "to eat away," "to corrode," or "to erode." It is often used in contexts related to materials, especially metals, that are damaged or worn away due to chemical reactions, like rusting or being affected by acids.

Usage Instructions:

1. Basic Usage: Use "ăn mòn" to describe the process where something is gradually destroyed or worn away.
2. Context: It is commonly used in scientific contexts, but can also be used metaphorically in everyday language.

Examples:

• Literal Example: Kim loại bị axit ăn mòn.
  (Metals are corroded by acids.)

• Metaphorical Example: Lòng ganh tị gay gắt đã ăn mòn tình bạn lâu nay của họ.
  (A bitter envy has corroded their long-standing friendship.)

Advanced Usage:

In advanced contexts, "ăn mòn" can be used in discussions about environmental science, chemistry, or even in literature to illustrate the gradual decline of relationships or situations.

Word Variants:

• Sự ăn mòn: This is the noun form meaning "corrosion" or "erosion."
• Chất ăn mòn: This refers to "corrosive substances" or "corrosives," which are materials that can cause eating away of other materials.

Different Meanings:

While the primary meaning relates to physical corrosion, "ăn mòn" can also be used metaphorically to describe emotional or social situations, such as jealousy or resentment that slowly deteriorates a relationship.

Synonyms:

• Gặm nhấm: This means "to gnaw," often used in a similar metaphorical sense.
• Hủy hoại: This means "to destroy," which can also convey a sense of eating away at something.

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verb

1. To eat away, to corrode, to erode
   • kim loại bị a xit ăn mòn
     metals are eroded by acids
   • lòng ganh tị gay gắt đã ăn mòn tình bạn lâu nay của họ
     a bitter envy has corroded their long-standing friendship
   • sự ăn mòn hoặc bị ăn mòn, chỗ bị ăn mòn
     corrosion, erosion
   • chất ăn mòn
     corrosive