折耗

例句：

1. 1. The company'sprofits have been steadily decreasing due to therising costs of raw materials.
   由于原材料成本上升，公司的利润一直在稳步下降。
2. 2. The oldhouse is in such poor condition that itneeds a lot of work to be restored.
   这所老房子的状况很差，需要进行大量的修复工作。
3. 3. The government has been spending moremoney on public works than it should have.
   政府在公共工程上的支出已经超过了它应该的预算。