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 food undergoes no deterioration in the tropics.
  这种食品在热带地方不会变质。
• It encompasses soil degradation and the deterioration of natural landscapes and vegetation.
  它包括土壤退化和自然景观和植被的衰退。
• The political dangers are heightened by a serious deterioration in the economy.
  经济严重恶化，加剧了政治风险。
• The durability of concrete can be defined as its resistance to deterioration resulting from external and internal causes.
  混凝土的耐久性可能被定义作为它的对恶化的抵抗起因于外在和内部起因。
• The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration.
  这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。
• Prevent product loss, misuse, damage, or deterioration through proper storage and security.
  通过正确储存和安全措施，防止产品损失、错用、损坏或变质。
• 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 recent deterioration has been caused by an apparently endless recession
  看似永无止境的经济衰退导致了最近的恶化。
• Firstly, the contradiction between human affirmation and human desire causes the deterioration of environment and interpersonal relation.
  第一，人的肯定与人的食色之性的矛盾，带来自然环境和人与人之间关系的恶化；
• 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。