wors·en
verb/ˈwɜːsn/
/ˈwɜːrsn/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they worsen | /ˈwɜːsn/ /ˈwɜːrsn/ |
| he / she / it worsens | /ˈwɜːsnz/ /ˈwɜːrsnz/ |
| past simple worsened | /ˈwɜːsnd/ /ˈwɜːrsnd/ |
| past participle worsened | /ˈwɜːsnd/ /ˈwɜːrsnd/ |
| -ing form worsening | /ˈwɜːsənɪŋ/ /ˈwɜːrsənɪŋ/ |
- to become or make something worse than it was before
（使）变得更坏，变得更糟，恶化 - The political situation is steadily worsening.
政治局势在持续恶化。 - Her health has worsened considerably since we last saw her.
自从我们上次见到她以来，她的身体差多了。 - worsen something Staff shortages were worsened by the flu epidemic.
由于流感，职员短缺的情况更加严重了。
Extra Examples- The problem has worsened considerably in recent months.
近几个月来问题严重恶化了。 - Her symptoms have worsened considerably since we last saw her.
自从我们上次见她，她的症状严重了很多。 - With the worsening economic climate we can expect more unemployment.
随着经济环境的恶化，我们可以预见更多的失业。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- markedly
- …
- continue to
- be expected to
- be likely to
- …
- The political situation is steadily worsening.