Word · Frequency #6333
deteriorating
恶化；变坏
deteriorating is the present participle of deteriorate.
核心释义
to become worse or disintegrate; to make something worse
- 1.
使恶化；使质量或价值降低；损害。
To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
- 2.
恶化；质量变差；退化。
To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
使恶化；使质量或价值降低；损害。；恶化；质量变差；退化。；(使)恶化
用法In use
If the rain continues, the quality of the road will deteriorate quickly.
用法提示：deteriorate 作动词，表示“恶化、变坏”，此处用将来时 will deteriorate。
His health has deteriorated since he stopped taking the medicine.
用法提示：deteriorated 是过去分词，构成现在完成时，表示“（健康）变差”。
The old building's condition is deteriorating year by year.
用法提示：is deteriorating 是现在进行时，强调“正在恶化”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将de（向下）和terior（类似terrible）联想，意为‘变得更糟’，即恶化。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/.
用法优先级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。
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