| 单词 | worsen |
| 释义 | worsen verbadverb | verb + worsen adverb➤considerably, dramatically, markedly, significantly明显恶化；严重恶化；显著恶化◆the problem has worsened considerably in recent months.近几个月来问题严重恶化了。➤gradually, progressively, steadily逐渐恶化；持续恶化▸➤rapidly迅速恶化▸➤suddenly突然恶化verb + worsen➤continue to继续恶化◆the economic recession has continued to worsen.经济衰退愈演愈烈。➤be expected to, be likely to有望／可能恶化 worsen verb ➡ see also the entry for weaken另见 weaken 条worsen ♦︎ get worse ♦︎ weaken ♦︎ deteriorate ♦︎ decline ♦︎ slip ♦︎ degenerate ♦︎ fail ♦︎ relapsethese words all mean to get smaller, weaker or worse in some way.这些词均表示某方面减弱、衰退或恶化。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to deteriorate / degenerate / relapse into sth◆sb's health worsens / gets worse / deteriorates / declines / fails◆a situation worsens / gets worse / deteriorates / degenerates◆conditions worsen / get worse / deteriorate◆the weather worsens / gets worse / deteriorates◆sales weaken / deteriorate / decline / slip◆sb / sth's popularity weakens / declines / slips◆quality deteriorates / declines / slips◆to worsen / weaken / deteriorate / decline / degenerate rapidly◆to worsen / weaken / deteriorate / decline significantly / steadily◆to worsen / weaken / decline / slip considerably◆to worsen / weaken / decline slightly◆to worsen / deteriorate / decline dramatically◆to get steadily / considerably / slightly worse■ worsen [intransitive] (rather formal) to become worse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 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。opp improve → improve 2 ■ get worse -->phrase(getting, got, got; name spoken getting, got, gotten) (rather informal, especially spoken) to worsen; to become even more ill变得更坏；变得更糟；（病情）加重◆things are just getting worse and worse.事情变得越来越糟。◆if he gets any worse we'll call the doctor.要是他病情加重，我们就请医生。opp get better → improve 2 ■ weaken [intransitive] to become less strong or powerful变得虚弱（或衰弱）；减弱◆his authority is steadily weakening.他的权力日趋减弱。 opp strengthen → strengthen ■ deteriorate /dɪtɪəriəreɪt; name dɪtɪriəreɪt/ [intransitive] (rather formal) to become worse恶化；变坏；退化◆the overall quality of rivers and canals has deteriorated.河流和运河的整体质量已经恶化。◆the discussion quickly deteriorated into an angry argument.这场讨论迅速演变成愤怒的争吵。opp improve → improve 2 note 辨析 worsen or deteriorate?in many cases you can use either word.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆sb's health / a situation / conditions / the weather / a relationship worsen(s) / deteriorate(s)某人的健康／状况／条件／天气／关系恶化 worsen is often used to talk about particular problems, represented by countable nouns, including problem, crisis, position and symptom. * worsen 常指特定问题恶化，与 problem、crisis、position 和 symptom 等可数名词搭配◆her symptoms have deteriorated considerably. deteriorate is often used to talk about more general things, represented by uncountable nouns, including life, work, behaviour, morale and quality; it is also used in the phrase sth deteriorates into sth. * deteriorate 常用于较一般的事情，与 life、work、behaviour、morale 和 quality 等不可数名词搭配。deteriorate 还可用于短语 sth deteriorates into sth◆the overall quality of rivers and canals has worsened. ◆the discussion worsened into an angry argument. ■ decline /dɪklaɪn/ [intransitive] (rather formal) to become weaker下降；衰弱；衰退◆support for the party continues to decline.对该党的支持持续下降。◆her health was declining rapidly.她的健康状况迅速恶化。ⓘ in this meaning decline is used to talk about sb's health, the economic strength of a country, area or industry, or support for sb/sth. collocates include health, economy, industry, fortunes, prosperity, support and popularity. there is a closely related meaning of decline, 'to become lower in level or number'.表达此义时，decline 指某人的健康状况恶化，某国家、地区或某行业的经济衰退，或对某人、某事的支持下降。搭配词有 health、economy、industry、fortunes、prosperity、support 和 popularity。decline 的另一相关含义是“水平或数量减少”。 ➡ see also decline → reduction noun ■ slip (-pp-) [intransitive] (rather informal, especially business尤用于商业) to fall to a slightly lower level; to become gradually worse稍为下降；退步；逐渐变差◆his popularity has slipped recently.近来他已不如过去那样受欢迎。◆that's three times she's beaten me－i must be slipping!她已经赢我三回了 － 我一定是退步了！◆pre-tax profits slipped to $3.7 million, from $3.9 million the previous year.税前利润从上一年的 390 万元滑落到 370 万元。■ degenerate /dɪdʒenəreɪt/ [intransitive] (rather formal) to change into sth worse恶化；蜕变；衰退◆the march rapidly degenerated into a riot.示威游行迅速演变成了暴动。ⓘ degenerate is most often used in the phrase degenerate into sth. typical collocations include degenerate into a conflict/a riot/a battle/chaos/violence/a farce/a brawl. * degenerate 最常用于短语 degenerate into sth。常见的搭配有 degenerate into a conflict/a riot/a battle/chaos/violence/a farce/a brawl （演变成一场冲突／暴动／战斗／混乱／暴力事件／闹剧／斗殴事件）。■ fail [intransitive] (used especially in the progressive tenses尤用于进行时) (of sb's health or sight) to become weak（健康或视力）衰退◆her eyesight is failing.她的视力日渐衰退。◆his last months in office were marred by failing health.由于健康恶化，他任职最后几个月的工作受到了影响。■ relapse /rɪlæps/ [intransitive] (rather formal) to go back into a worse state of health after making an improvement旧病复发◆two days after leaving the hospital she relapsed into a coma.出院两天后，她再度昏迷。 opp recover → recover 1 ▸ relapse /rɪlæps, riːlæps-->/ noun [countable, uncountable] ◆to have / suffer a relapse旧病复发worsen [intransitive] (rather formal) to become worse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 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。opp improve → improve 2 worsen/ˈwɜ:sn ||; ˈwɝsṇ/verb [i,t] to become worse or to make sth worse （使）变得更坏；恶化: ◇relations between the two countries have worsened. 两国关系恶化了。 worsensee ⇨ worse 2 wors·en /`wɜsṇ; ˈwɜːsən/v [i,t]to become worse, or to make something become worse （使）变得更坏，（使）恶化:◇if the weather worsens, the flight will have to be cancelled. 假如天气再坏下去的话，这航班就只好取消了。 |
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