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单词 deterioration
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deterioration
noun[CorU]
uk
/dɪˌtɪə.ri.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/dɪˌtɪr.i.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
thefactorprocessofbecomingworse:
We'veseena deteriorationinrelationsbetween thecountries.
When wearrived, we wereappalledat her deterioration.
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  • Surveys arestartingto show asharpdeterioration inconsumerconfidence.
  • Theprogramisintendedtopreventthesignificantdeterioration ofairquality.
  • Thediseasecausesagradualdeterioration of thebrain.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Deteriorating and making worse
  • add
  • admin
  • aggravate
  • backslide
  • be (all) downhillidiom
  • debase
  • deteriorate
  • devaluation
  • devalue
  • disintegrate
  • dog
  • downgrade
  • one step forward, two steps backidiom
  • regress
  • regression
  • regressive
  • relapse
  • retrograde
  • worse
  • worsen
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(Definition ofdeteriorationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

deterioration| Business English

deterioration
noun[CorU]
uk
/dɪˌtɪəriəˈreɪʃən/us
theprocessorfactofbecomingworse:
We cannotallowcontinueddeterioration ofourproductionstandards.
Adeterioration inretailsalesin the secondquarterhasresultedin apoorforecast.
(Definition ofdeteriorationfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeterioration

deterioration
We will now summarise some of these psychological processes involved within the dementia sufferer's response to the experience of neurologicaldeterioration.
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It remains unclear whether preschizophrenics show significantdeteriorationwith age in any given domain.
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Therefore, the role of lipoxygenase in seeddeteriorationremains uncertain.
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The effect of downregulating the signalling pathways is to pushdeteriorationback in time, not to prevent it.
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Medial prefrontal cortical dysfunction may in turn result indeteriorationof the ability to perceive movements and mental states from other persons.
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The measures proposed are oriented to mitigating the factors that induce greater environmentaldeteriorationand poverty.
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The hypothesis that the decrease of raffinose family oligosaccharides during priming is related to rapid seeddeteriorationin storage has recently been examined vigorously.
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The counterpart of these good macroeconomic performances, resulting from adjusting replacement rates, is the importantdeteriorationin the relative standardof-living of retirees compared to workers.
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It was only at considerably lower axis water contents that signs of intracellulardeteriorationwere noted, coincident with declining viability of the rapidly-dried seeds.
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Cultures were monitored for as long as 18 days, but both control and treated worms showed signs ofdeteriorationafter day 12.
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This change causes concomitantdeteriorationin function and behavior.
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We view adeteriorationmarker as representing a distinct process that is cumulative, progressive, and not necessarily permanent.!
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The first four in the table, pertaining mostly to state capture, all show either stagnation ordeterioration.
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However, strongdeteriorationof discharge stability is evident in hydrogen-based mixtures.
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The men's rapiddeteriorationwas attracting widespread concern in much the same way colliery explosions had in the first half of the nineteenth century.
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Collocationswithdeterioration

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continued deterioration
According to him, with continued deterioration of the resource base, this relationship must 'eventually turn from positive to negative' (p. 1335).
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continuing deterioration
This period was one of continuing deterioration in the economy.
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environmental deterioration
The measures proposed are oriented to mitigating the factors that induce greaterenvironmentaldeteriorationand poverty.
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