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Deteriorate Deterioration Situation Deteriorated Worse Due Health Word

英语单词 deteriorate
英美音标 英 [dɪ'tɪəriəreɪt] 美 [dɪ'tɪriəreɪt]
中文释义 v.恶化;变质;衰退
英语例句 (1) We cannot allow the situation to deteriorate.
(2) Relation between the two countries have deteriorated sharply in recent week.
(3) Food is apt to deteriorate in summer.
(4) The discussion deteriorated into a bitter quarrel.
(5) His sight have begin to deteriorate.
中文例句 (1) 我们不容许情况恶化。
(2) 最近几周那两个国家间的关系严重恶化了。
(3) 食物在夏天容易变质。
(4) 这场讨论演变成了激烈的争吵。
(5) 他的视力已经开始下降。
vocabulary简明 When something gets worse due to neglect or an unfortunate health problem, stuff starts to deteriorate — or fall apart.
vocabulary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.
柯林斯解释
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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

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