deterioration

英 [dɪˌtɪərɪəˈreɪʃən]

美 [dɪˈtɪriəˌreɪʃən]

n.  恶化，变坏；退化；堕落

复数：deteriorations　

GREIELTS医学

BNC.7119 / COCA.8990

柯林斯词典

• VERB 恶化;变坏;衰退
  If somethingdeteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
  1. There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war...
     人们担心形势可能恶化而演变成一场全面战争。
  2. The weather conditions are deteriorating...
     天气变得越来越糟。
  3. Grant's health steadily deteriorated.
     格兰特的健康状况持续恶化。

英英释义

noun

• process of changing to an inferior state
  Synonym:decline in qualitydeclensionworsening
• a symptom of reduced quality or strength
  Synonym:impairment

双语例句

• The shortage of resources and environmental deterioration has been a threat to the survival and development of humans.
  资源的紧缺和环境的恶化已威胁到人类的生存和发展。
• The Contractor shall provide methods and means of handling that prevent damage or deterioration.
  承包商应提供预防损坏和损耗的处理方法和方式。
• With global environment deterioration, many parts of the world have had the land salinification.
  随着全球环境的恶化，世界很多地区都发生了土地的盐渍化。
• The deterioration of these conditions has resulted in rising driving costs.
  这些条件的恶化导致开车成本上升。
• We express our deep concern at the deterioration of the security and the humanitarian situation in West Africa.
  我们对西部非洲地区安全和人道主义局势恶化深表关切。
• Competition in the market has led to goods being produced cheaply and a consequent deterioration in quality.
  市场上的竞争导致了商品的廉价生产，随之质量也下降了。
• The global forest issues were noticed when international community paid close attention to global environmental deterioration problems.
  国际社会在关注全球环境恶化的过程中注意到国际森林问题。
• The subhuman conditions of work soon caused physical deterioration.
  非人的工作环境不久就导致了身体状况的恶化。
• These materials cause an overgrowth of algae and further deterioration, including oxygen depletion.
  这些元素导致藻类的过快生长和进一步的恶化，包括水中氧气的耗竭。
• He was finally forced off the political stage last year by the deterioration of his physical condition
  他最终因身体状况恶化被迫于去年离开了政治舞台。