deteriorate /dɪˈtirijəˌreɪt/ verb deteriorates; deteriorated; deteriorating
deteriorates; deteriorated; deteriorating
Learner's definition of DETERIORATE
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[no object] : to become worse as time passes恶化 -
The weather gradually deteriorated [=worsened] as the day went on.这一天下来，天气越来越糟。
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Her health continues to deteriorate. [=decline]她的健康持续恶化。
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efforts to save a deteriorating rain forest拯救正在退化的雨林的努力
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The disagreement deteriorated into a fight. [=the disagreement got worse and eventually became a fight]争议最终演变成了冲突。
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[+ object] : to make (something) worse使…恶化
— deteriorated
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a deteriorated [=run-down, dilapidated] building危房
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a badly deteriorated part of the city这座城市非常衰败的一个地区