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 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。
• Develop product handling methods and procedures that prevent product damage or deterioration.
  制定产品处理方法和程序，预防产品损坏或变质。
• 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 political dangers are heightened by a serious deterioration in the economy.
  经济严重恶化，加剧了政治风险。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• We also remain concerned about reports of deterioration in humanitarian conditions in some countries.
  我们也对一些国家人道主义状况恶化的报道依然感到关切。