The high standards he had worked to build were eroding.是什么意思？

The high standards he had worked to build were eroding.

他一直致力于建立的高标准在日益下降.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

high

adj. 高的，高尚的，崇高的，高音调的，高级的，高等的；adv. （程度等）高地，高价地，奢侈地；n. 高处，高位，[气象学]高气压，高压地带，高水平；

例句
...abnormal heart rhythms and high anxiety levels.
心律不齐和高度焦虑

standards

n. 标准( standard的名词复数 )，旗，准则，支柱；

例句
Their academic standards are high...
他们的教学水平很高。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

worked

adj. 处理过的，作装饰用的；v. （使）工作( work的过去式和过去分词 )，（使）运作，运转，（使）产生效果；

例句
The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions.
在这些工厂里做工的妇女们开始抗议要求改善工作条件。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

build

vt. 建造，构筑，建立，开发，为…建立基础；vi. 建造，营造，扩大，扩展，发展，达到；n. 体格，构造，〈俚〉优美的体型，肉体美；

例句
Marine construction technology like this is very complex, somewhat analogous to trying to build a bridge under water.
像这样的海底建造技术很复杂，与尝试在水下建桥有些相似。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

eroding

v. 侵蚀，腐蚀( erode的现在分词 )，逐渐毁坏，削弱，损害；

例句
The coast is slowly eroding away.
海岸正在慢慢地被冲蚀.