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gradual adj.逐渐的；逐步的；平缓的 (1) 这将导致存储空间逐渐的耗尽。(2) 拥有汽车的人数一直在逐渐上升。(3) 我拥护逐步改革的政策。(4) 逐步的变化比突然的、大规模的变化更好。(5) 这里有个通向海的缓坡。(6) 这山坡度缓缓下斜迄平原。 Gradual can also apply to the gentle slope of landforms like hills. A gradual incline seems to slowly rise — you may not even realize you're walking up such a hill. Gradual comes from the Latin word gradus, which means "step." Step by step, a gradual hill climbs, while a steep hill seems to leap up into the air.

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英 ['ɡrædʒuəl] 美 ['ɡrædʒuəl] (1) This leads to gradual memory exhaustion.(2) There has been a gradual increase in the number of people owning cars.(3) I advocate a policy of gradual reform.(4) Gradual change is preferable to sudden, large- scale change.(5) Here there is a gradual descent to the sea.(6) The hill descends by a gradual slope to the plain. Use the adjective gradual to describe something that happens slowly, bit by bit, like the gradual increase in the amount of daylight in winter. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]逐渐的；逐步的 A gradual change or process occurs in small stages over a long period of time, rather than suddenly. Losing weight is a slow, gradual process...减肥是一个缓慢而渐进的过程。You can expect her progress at school to be gradual rather than brilliant.你可以指望她在学习上循序渐进，但别指望她突飞猛进。

英语单词	gradual
英美音标	英 ['ɡrædʒuəl] 美 ['ɡrædʒuəl]
中文释义	adj.逐渐的；逐步的；平缓的
英语例句	(1) This leads to gradual memory exhaustion. (2) There has been a gradual increase in the number of people owning cars. (3) I advocate a policy of gradual reform. (4) Gradual change is preferable to sudden, large- scale change. (5) Here there is a gradual descent to the sea. (6) The hill descends by a gradual slope to the plain.
中文例句	(1) 这将导致存储空间逐渐的耗尽。 (2) 拥有汽车的人数一直在逐渐上升。 (3) 我拥护逐步改革的政策。 (4) 逐步的变化比突然的、大规模的变化更好。 (5) 这里有个通向海的缓坡。 (6) 这山坡度缓缓下斜迄平原。
vocabulary简明	Use the adjective gradual to describe something that happens slowly, bit by bit, like the gradual increase in the amount of daylight in winter.
vocabulary扩展	Gradual can also apply to the gentle slope of landforms like hills. A gradual incline seems to slowly rise — you may not even realize you're walking up such a hill. Gradual comes from the Latin word gradus, which means "step." Step by step, a gradual hill climbs, while a steep hill seems to leap up into the air.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]逐渐的；逐步的 A gradual change or process occurs in small stages over a long period of time, rather than suddenly. Losing weight is a slow, gradual process... 减肥是一个缓慢而渐进的过程。 You can expect her progress at school to be gradual rather than brilliant. 你可以指望她在学习上循序渐进，但别指望她突飞猛进。

Gradual Hill Increase Change Slope 英 ɡrædʒuəl] 美 ɡrædʒuəl