deteriorate

🇬🇧/dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt/ 🇺🇸/dɪˈtɪriəreɪt/VCE📚 7720 2六级考研托福雅思

If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way. ^恶化

There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war.
人们担心局势会恶化为全面战争。

“ -ate” ⌜ 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become ~ ⌟

deteriorate 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）: Lesson 14 The Butterfly Effect deteriorate 动词: 变坏，恶化

单词造句:

网友用“Deteriorate”造句精选: Alan’s health has deteriorated. 艾伦的健康状况已经恶化了。; America’s deteriorating economy. 美国经济的不断恶化。; ...concern about the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries. …对两国关系迅速恶化的担忧。; Food is apt to deteriorate in summer. 食物在夏天爱变质。; The chemicals on shoes can deteriorate air quality. 鞋子上的化学物质会恶化空气质量。

复合词deterioration/dɪˌtɪəriəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/n. 恶化；退化；堕落

复合词deteriorator/dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪtə/n.变质剂;堕落者

近义词degenerate/dɪˈdʒenəreɪt/vt. 使退化；恶化

近义词worsen/ˈwɜːs(ə)n/vi. 恶化；变得更坏；更坏

词组	含义	例句
deteriorate into	恶化成了…	The discussion deteriorated into a bitter quarrel. ^{这场讨论逐渐演变成了一场激烈的争吵。}

Old objects continue to deteriorate. ^{旧物件还在持续损坏。}
After a long period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, the brain and other parts of the body. ^{长期酗酒会损害肝脏、大脑和身体其他部位。}
The labor market has begun to deteriorate. ^{劳动力市场已经开始恶化。}
Did our society deteriorate? ^{我们的社会堕落了吗？}

degenerate ^{退化；恶化 (v.)}	Our relationship has degenerated over the years. ^{我们的关系在这些年里恶化了。}
degenerate into … ^{恶化成了…}	Don’t allow your comments to degenerate into a personal attack. ^{不要让你的评论恶化成人身攻击。}
worsen ^{变糟，恶化 (v.)}	The weather worsened during the night. ^{天气在夜间恶化了。}
get worse ^{变坏，恶化 (v.)}	Her cough seems to get worse every evening. ^{她的咳嗽似乎每天晚上都会恶化。}
go from bad to worse ^{每况愈下；越来越糟}	After he lost his job, things just went from bad to worse. ^{在他失业后，事情就每况愈下。}
go downhill ^{每况愈下，走下坡路，恶化}	Since the change in management, the company's performance has gone downhill. ^{自从管理层变动以来，公司的业绩就每况愈下。}