deteriorate

英 [dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt]

美 [dɪˈtɪriəreɪt]

v.  变坏; 恶化; 退化

过去式：deteriorated　过去分词：deteriorated　第三人称单数：deteriorates　现在分词：deteriorating　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6333 / COCA.7587

牛津词典

verb

• 变坏；恶化；退化
  to become worse
  1. Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.
     她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
  2. deteriorating weather conditions
     不断恶化的天气状况
  3. The discussion quickly deteriorated into an angry argument.
     这场讨论迅速演变成愤怒的争吵。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 恶化;变坏;衰退
  If somethingdeteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
  1. 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。
  2. The weather conditions are deteriorating...
     天气变得越来越糟。
  3. Grant's health steadily deteriorated.
     格兰特的健康状况持续恶化。

英英释义

verb

• grow worse
  1. Her condition deteriorated
  2. Conditions in the slums degenerated
  3. The discussion devolved into a shouting match
  Synonym:devolvedropdegenerate
• become worse or disintegrate
  1. His mind deteriorated

双语例句

• And the question is to what extent the situation continues to deteriorate.
  关键问题是，形势会继续恶化到什么程度。
• If the fragmentation is excessive, performance can deteriorate.
  如果碎片过多，性能就会降低。
• Police, weary and increasingly sour in mood, wonder aloud why the situation has been allowed to deteriorate.
  警察们疲惫不堪，心情也越来越糟糕，他们不禁满腹狐疑地问：为什么听凭情况不断地恶化下去？
• The weather conditions are deteriorating
  天气变得越来越糟。
• With the advent of the new century, the living conditions in some major cities will deteriorate further.
  随着新世纪的到来，有些大城市里的生活条件将进一步恶化。
• Most content of volatile acids is acetic acid, which could seriously deteriorate litchi fruit wine quality.
  挥发酸中绝大部分是醋酸，严重影响了荔枝酒的质量。
• He warns the situation of the flood victims will deteriorate further unless the international community acts quickly.
  他警告说如果国际社会不快速行动的话，洪灾受难者的情况将会持续恶化。
• Moreover, the use of sabotage would deteriorate to individual terrorism on the model of the Stern Gang.
  而且，破坏方式的使用会使得我们退化为斯特恩帮模式的个人恐怖主义。
• To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.
  使萎缩，使衰退使凋谢或退化；
• But the probability will go up if the economy continues to deteriorate at the current rate.
  但如果经济继续以当前速度恶化，这种可能性将会上升。