单词 | worsen |
释义 | worsen (wɜːʳsən ) Word forms: worsens , worsening , worsened verb If a bad situation worsens or if something worsens it, it becomes more difficult, unpleasant, or unacceptable. The security forces had to intervene to prevent the situation worsening. [VERB] These options would actually worsen the economy and add to the deficit. [VERB noun] They remain stranded in freezing weather and rapidly worsening conditions. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: aggravate, damage, exacerbate, make worse worsening singular noun [usually NOUN of noun] This latest incident is bound to lead to a further worsening of relations. Collocations: disease worsens As the disease worsens, so the film becomes more harrowing. The Sun His disease worsens steadily with age, but modern medicine lengthens his life expectancy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As lung disease worsens, mechanical breathing support may become necessary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the disease worsens, this swelling will remain persistent and reduce vision throughout the day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tripod positioning may occur as the disease worsens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And as the economy worsens, more redundancies are expected. Times, Sunday Times Pupil numbers at the 27,000-a-year college remain high, but many private schools are braced for a drop as the economy worsens. Times, Sunday Times Business plans are being ripped up as the outlook for the economy worsens. Times, Sunday Times A crash in property may seem unlikely but, if the economy worsens, real problems may arise for investors who own second-rate properties. Times, Sunday Times As the economy worsens, the best managers are refocusing on defending and generating demand. Times, Sunday Times On the drive, his chest pain worsens due to an incident of road rage, but he believes the irregular thumping to be the car transmission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pain worsens when a person moves their wrist with force. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If there was enough venom injected, pain worsens over the next hour. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each man shows outward cheer even as the weather worsens, the ice on their beards mounts and their fate becomes clear. Times,Sunday Times Unless the weather worsens, their cooling plans will be on thin ice. Times,Sunday Times The authorities are expecting a fall as the weather worsens this autumn and winter. Times,Sunday Times There are fears that the death toll will rise as the weather worsens. Times, Sunday Times If you wait until the weather worsens, it could be too late. Times, Sunday Times There are legitimate fears that an already acute humanitarian crisis will worsen rapidly as deliveries of food and medicines fail to be delivered inland. Times, Sunday Times While the team managed to maintain the scheduled pace for most of the return leg, and hence was virtually always on full rations, their condition continued to worsen rapidly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His dad's health has worsened rapidly and his mum told me he now has terminal cancer too. The Sun He had been suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive lung condition, which worsened rapidly in recent weeks, his family said. Times, Sunday Times The tower's condition then worsened rapidly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since some of these deals were struck, the retail market has worsened significantly. Times,Sunday Times With equity markets having fallen by more than 20 per cent since the end of last month, both measures will have worsened significantly since then. Times, Sunday Times In the case of the budget, it means that the outlook for the public finances has worsened significantly. Times, Sunday Times And many companies complain that conditions have worsened significantly in the last couple of years. Times, Sunday Times The group's safety record worsened significantly, with 18 people losing their lives at its operations last year compared with 13 in 2011. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 恶化 Japanese: 悪化する |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。