deteriorating
present participle ofdeteriorate
| 单词 | deteriorating |
| 释义 | deteriorating present participle ofdeteriorate deteriorate verb[I] uk/dɪˈtɪə.ri.ə.reɪt/us/dɪˈtɪr.i.ə.reɪt/C1 tobecomeworse: She was taken intohospitallastweekwhen herconditionsuddenlydeteriorated. Thepoliticalsituationin theregionhas deterioratedrapidly. Synonym degenerate Compare degrade(SPOIL)
Deteriorating and making worse
Examplesofdeterioratingdeteriorating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The incremental mortality risk from climate-change-induced malaria, for example, would be valued differently to, say, the same increase in risk caused bydeterioratingmedical standards. From theCambridge English Corpus Our study addressed whether there is evidence for progression, potentiallydeteriorating, over the long-term course of the disorder. From theCambridge English Corpus Farmers were not only losing their share, but the water quality was alsodeterioratingevery year due to the increasing use of pesticides. From theCambridge English Corpus The tribes, weakened by theirdeterioratingeconomic circumstances, needed the state's assistance and became more amenable to its patronage. From theCambridge English Corpus Apparently there was a fear that some of the objects were being neglected and, thus, weredeteriorating. From theCambridge English Corpus The "slow fires" ofdeterioratingacid paper took 100 years to ravage our print collections. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, there is ample evidence thatdeterioratingmacroeconomic conditions promote trade liberalization. From theCambridge English Corpus Presbyacusis is a gradual process and individuals are often unaware that their hearing isdeteriorating. From theCambridge English Corpus Restrictions on daily living were reinforced bydeterioratingpublic space, a product of abandoned buildings, degraded infrastructure, and the loss of local businesses. From theCambridge English Corpus In thedeterioratingeconomy, winners failed to emerge, and the foundation of the growth coalition was fatally undermined. From theCambridge English Corpus Migration of skilled health workers contributed significantly indeterioratingaccess to and quality of care in the region. From theCambridge English Corpus Whendeterioratinghealth leads to the need for round-the-clock care for frail members, busy working families are often plunged into crisis. From theCambridge English Corpus Their main arguments are that it is not ' fair ' that the white community should bear the whole tax burden, and that services aredeteriorating. From theCambridge English Corpus One reason isdeterioratingexternal circumstances, which lower both the private and communal profitability of investment in the resource base. From theCambridge English Corpus Our observations do not support the ideas that nest movements are caused bydeterioratingnest quality, or army-ant predation. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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