Examples
suān酸xìng性huì会fǔ shí腐蚀hán yǒu含有jīn shǔ金属de的wù zhì物质。
酸性会腐蚀含有金属的物质。
Acid acts on things which contain metal.
酸性腐蚀了金属。
The acid ate into the metal.
乐观如明灯,照亮希望的前程.消极如毒品,腐蚀健康的心灵.
Optimism is like the lamp of hope. Pessimism [or negativity] is like a drug of sorrow.