蝕む

白蟻が家の柱を蝕んでいた。

Termites had been eating into the pillars of the house.

古い書物は虫に蝕まれて、ところどころ読めなくなっている。

The old books are worm-eaten and illegible in places.

害虫が葉を蝕み、畑の野菜は全滅した。

Pests ate away the leaves, and the vegetables in the field were wiped out.

長年の過労が彼の健康を蝕んだ。

Years of overwork undermined his health.

がんは気づかないうちに彼女の体を蝕んでいた。

The cancer had been eating away at her body without her noticing.

汚職が社会を内側から蝕んでいる。

Corruption is eroding society from within.

彼の心は不安と孤独に蝕まれていった。

His mind was gradually eaten away by anxiety and loneliness.