削弱 /xuē ruò/ Verb

Example

• 我们对团队的信心已被他们近期的失利严重地侵蚀 (qīnshí) 了。
• Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats.
• 信心被削弱，用“侵蚀”比“削弱”更有持续和渐进的意味。