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单词 rake's progress
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Definition of rake's progress in English:

rake's progress

noun
  • A progressive deterioration or decline, especially through self-indulgence.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From A Rake's Progress, the title of a series of eight paintings and subsequently also engravings by William Hogarth, narrating the decline of a spendthrift, debauched young man about town from riches to death in a mental asylum.

Definition of rake's progress in US English:

rake's progress

noun
  • A progressive deterioration or decline, especially through self-indulgence.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From A Rake's Progress, the title of a series of eight paintings and subsequently also engravings by William Hogarth, narrating the decline of a spendthrift, debauched young man about town from riches to death in a mental asylum.

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