deteriorate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/|/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪ.eɪt/    美 /dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/|/diˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/|/dəˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/|/dəˈtɪɹ.i.eɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair. transitive
    — to deteriorate the mind
  2. To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate. intransitive
    — During this fine run through Fife the weather had deteriorated rapidly, and as we passed Wormit and came onto the Tay Bridge heavy rain clouds were piled over the sea.

词形变化

deteriorates present,singular,third-person deteriorating participle,present deteriorated participle,past deteriorated past

词汇关系

近义词
worsen to go off nerf degenerate weaken
反义词
ameliorate better improve revamp
衍生词
biodeteriorate deteriorator undeteriorated
相关词
deterioration deteriorative deteriorable

词源

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēteriorātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin dēteriorō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from Latin dēterior (“worse”). Cognate with French détériorer.
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