剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - deteriorate collapse

deteriorate
[UK]/dɪ'tɪə.ri.ə.reɪt/ [US]/-'tɪr.i-/
verb [I]
A
* to become worse
恶化，变坏

1. She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.
她是在上周病情突然恶化时被送进医院的。

2. The political situation in the region has deteriorated rapidly.
该地区的政治形势已急剧恶化。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - deteriorate collapse

deteriorate ★★☆☆☆
1.VERB 动词恶化;变坏;衰退 If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.

【语法信息】：V

  • 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。

  • The weather conditions are deteriorating...

    天气变得越来越糟。

  • Grant's health steadily deteriorated.

    格兰特的健康状况持续恶化。

deterioration

  • ...concern about the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries.

    对两国关系迅速恶化的担忧

  • ...the slow steady deterioration of a patient with Alzheimer's disease.

    一名阿尔茨海默病患者病情的持续缓慢恶化

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - deteriorate collapse

deteriorate
de·teri·or·ate / di5tiEriEreit; NAmE -5tir- / verb [V]
   ~ (into sth) to become worse
   变坏；恶化；退化:
   Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.
   她的健康状况急剧恶化,不久便去世了。
   deteriorating weather conditions
   不断恶化的天气状况
   The discussion quickly deteriorated into an angry argument.
   这场讨论迅速演变成愤怒的争吵。
• de·teri·or·ation / di7tiEriE5reiFn; NAmE -7tir- / noun [U, C] :
   a serious deterioration in relations between the ten countries
   两国关系的严重恶化

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - deteriorate collapse

deteriorate verb

• ADVERB badly, seriously, severely | dramatically, quickly, rapidly, sharply | slowly | gradually, steadily | significantly | further

• VERB + DETERIORATE begin to His health began to ~ quite seriously. | continue to | be likely to

• PREPOSITION into The unrest rapidly ~d into civil war.

Deteriorate is used with these nouns as the subject: condition, eyesight, health, hearing, relation, relationship, service, sight, situation, weather

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - deteriorate collapse

deteriorate verb
⇨ worsen

新牛津英语同义词词典 - deteriorate collapse

deteriorate

verb
1 his condition has deteriorated in the intensive care unit
WORSEN , get worse, decline, be in decline, degenerate, decay; collapse, fail, fall, drop, sink, slump, slip, slide, go downhill, go backwards, go to rack and ruin, stagnate, wane, ebb; informal go to pot, go to the dogs, hit the skids, go down the toilet, go down the tubes; Austral./NZ informal go to the pack; rare retrograde.
-opposite(s): IMPROVE.

2 many of these materials deteriorate badly if stored in damp conditions
DECAY , degrade, degenerate, break down, decompose, rot, putrefy, go bad, go off, spoil, perish, wither, atrophy, weaken, fade, break up, disintegrate, become dilapidated, crumble, fall down, collapse, fall apart, fall to pieces; archaic corrupt.
-opposite(s): BE PRESERVED.

词源记忆 - deteriorate collapse

deteriorate 恶化
de-, 向下；-ter, 比较级后缀，见interior。即使更下，恶化。