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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.
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His disease worsens steadily with age, but modern medicine lengthens his life expectancy.
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As lung disease worsens, mechanical breathing support may become necessary.
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As the disease worsens, this swelling will remain persistent and reduce vision throughout the day.
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Tripod positioning may occur as the disease worsens.
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economy worsens
And as the economy worsens, more redundancies are expected.
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Pupil numbers at the 27,000-a-year college remain high, but many private schools are braced for a drop as the economy worsens.
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Business plans are being ripped up as the outlook for the economy worsens.
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A crash in property may seem unlikely but, if the economy worsens, real problems may arise for investors who own second-rate properties.
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As the economy worsens, the best managers are refocusing on defending and generating demand.
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pain worsens
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.
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The pain worsens when a person moves their wrist with force.
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If there was enough venom injected, pain worsens over the next hour.
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weather worsens
Each man shows outward cheer even as the weather worsens, the ice on their beards mounts and their fate becomes clear.
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Unless the weather worsens, their cooling plans will be on thin ice.
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The authorities are expecting a fall as the weather worsens this autumn and winter.
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There are fears that the death toll will rise as the weather worsens.
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If you wait until the weather worsens, it could be too late.
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worsen rapidly
There are legitimate fears that an already acute humanitarian crisis will worsen rapidly as deliveries of food and medicines fail to be delivered inland.
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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.
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His dad's health has worsened rapidly and his mum told me he now has terminal cancer too.
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He had been suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive lung condition, which worsened rapidly in recent weeks, his family said.
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The tower's condition then worsened rapidly.
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worsen significantly
Since some of these deals were struck, the retail market has worsened significantly.
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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.
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In the case of the budget, it means that the outlook for the public finances has worsened significantly.
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And many companies complain that conditions have worsened significantly in the last couple of years.
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The group's safety record worsened significantly, with 18 people losing their lives at its operations last year compared with 13 in 2011.
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Translations:
Chinese: 恶化
Japanese: 悪化する
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