worsen

英 [ˈwɜːsn]

美 [ˈwɜːrsn]

v.  (使)变得更坏，变得更糟，恶化

过去分词：worsened　过去式：worsened　第三人称单数：worsens　现在分词：worsening　

Collins.2 / BNC.9477 / COCA.8475

牛津词典

verb

• （使）变得更坏，变得更糟，恶化
  to become or make sth worse than it was before
  1. The political situation is steadily worsening.
     政治局势在持续恶化。
  2. Her health has worsened considerably since we last saw her.
     自从我们上次见到她以来，她的身体差多了。
  3. Staff shortages were worsened by the flu epidemic.
     由于流感，职员短缺的情况更加严重了。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）变得更坏(或更糟);（使）恶化
  If a bad situationworsensor if somethingworsensit, it becomes more difficult, unpleasant, or unacceptable.
  1. The security forces had to intervene to prevent the situation worsening...
     安全部队不得不介入，以防止局势进一步恶化。
  2. These options would actually worsen the economy and add to the deficit...
     这些选择实际上只会造成经济形势更加恶化，赤字愈见增加。
  3. They remain stranded in freezing weather and rapidly worsening conditions.
     他们仍然被困着，天气严寒，情况迅速恶化。

英英释义

verb

• grow worse
  1. Conditions in the slum worsened
  Synonym:decline
• make worse
  1. This drug aggravates the pain
  Synonym:aggravateexacerbateexasperate

双语例句

• Climate change will also worsen air pollution.
  气候变化还将让空气污染恶化。
• Social and economic problems can only worsen.
  社会问题和经济形势每况愈下。
• This is why applications tend to increase when future prospects worsen.
  这就是之所以未来经济前景恶化时，申请数量往往会增加的原因。
• And that could worsen a shortage in the market, some analysts say.
  一些分析师称，这可能加剧市场中的供应短缺。
• They remain stranded in freezing weather and rapidly worsening conditions.
  他们仍然被困着，天气严寒，情况迅速恶化。
• They promote drug resistant strains of disease and can worsen medical conditions or cause death.
  它们促进了疾病耐药菌株，并可能造成病情恶化或死亡。
• Urbanization has changed the landscape structure of urban and resulted in lots of natural phenomena and ecological processes worsen.
  城市化过程直接改变了城市区域的景观结构，引发了许多自然现象和生态过程的变化。
• Economic sanctions would only worsen the situation.
  经济制裁只会使局势恶化。
• Mental illness can also worsen existing physical illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension.
  精神疾病也可加重原有基础疾病如糖尿病和高血压。
• Most expected the economy to worsen over the next 12 months.
  多数人预计未来12个月美国经济将进一步恶化。