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摩擦,磨损

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Attrition \At*tri"tion\, n. [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition.]
   1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing
      by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.

            Effected by attrition of the inward stomach.
                                                  --Arbuthnot.

   2. The state of being worn. --Johnson.

   3. (Theol.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of
      punishment or feelings of shame. See {Contrition}.
      --Wallis.

资料来源 : WordNet®

attrition
     n 1: erosion by friction [syn: {abrasion}, {corrasion}, {detrition}]
     2: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water
        or wind or ice [syn: {grinding}, {abrasion}, {detrition}]
     3: sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation [syn: {contrition},
         {contriteness}]
     4: a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition"
     5: the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by
        friction