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Deteriorate Deterioration Worse Due Health Word Deteriorating Social

英语单词 deteriorate
英美音标 [di'tiəriəreit]
中文释义 v.(使)恶化
vocab简明 When something gets worse due to neglect or an unfortunate health problem, stuff starts to deteriorate — or fall apart.
vocab扩展 The word deteriorate describes anytime something gets worse. Due to neglect, a relationship can deteriorate but so can the American highway system. Sadly, there seems to be no end to applications for the word deteriorate. And, the truth is at a certain age we all start deteriorating too.
真题原句 But particularly when viewed against America’s turbulent past, today’s social indices hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.
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[VERB 动词]恶化;变坏;衰退 If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
  [V]
  • There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war...

    人们担心形势可能恶化而演变成一场全面战争。

  • The weather conditions are deteriorating...

    天气变得越来越糟。

  • Grant's health steadily deteriorated.

    格兰特的健康状况持续恶化。

deterioration
  • ...concern about the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries.

    对两国关系迅速恶化的担忧

  • ...the slow steady deterioration of a patient with Alzheimer's disease.

    一名阿尔茨海默病患者病情的持续缓慢恶化

来源 2006.1

Tags: 单词::2006

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