Word · Frequency #6333
deteriorate
恶化；变坏
to become worse or disintegrate; to make something worse
- 1.
To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
使恶化；使质量或价值降低；损害。
- 2.
To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
恶化；质量变差；退化。
使恶化；使质量或价值降低；损害。；恶化；质量变差；退化。；(使)恶化
In use
If the rain continues, the quality of the road will deteriorate quickly.
His health has deteriorated since he stopped taking the medicine.
The old building's condition is deteriorating year by year.
deteriorate (vi.)
不及物用法，主语是恶化的事物。
The patient's condition is deteriorating rapidly.
病人的状况正在迅速恶化。
deteriorate into sth
表示恶化成某种更糟的状态。
The argument deteriorated into a fight.
争论恶化成了打斗。
deteriorate from ... to ...
表示从一种状态恶化到另一种状态。
Connections
Collocations
- deteriorate rapidly
- 迅速恶化
- His health deteriorated rapidly after the surgery.手术后他的健康状况迅速恶化。
- deteriorate further
- 进一步恶化
- The situation is expected to deteriorate further.预计情况将进一步恶化。
- deteriorate into
- 恶化成
- The argument deteriorated into a physical fight.争论恶化成了肢体冲突。
- continue to deteriorate
- 持续恶化
- Air quality continues to deteriorate in major cities.主要城市的空气质量持续恶化。
- deteriorate over time
- 随时间恶化
- Without maintenance, the building will deteriorate over time.没有维护，这座建筑会随时间而恶化。
- deteriorate due to
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将de（向下）和terior（类似terrible）联想，意为‘变得更糟’，即恶化。
Context & Register
常用于描述健康、关系、条件等逐渐变差的情况，正式和非正式语境均可使用。通常不带宾语时表示自动恶化，带宾语时表示使恶化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-orate' but do not rhyme with 'deteriorate' (diˈtiəriəreit) because the stressed vowel /iə/ differs; the listed words have stressed vowels /æ/, /ɑː/, /ɔː/, or /ɜː/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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