worsen
美音:
[´wə:sən
]英音:
[´wə:sən
]v.(使)变得更坏,恶化,损害
难易程度:
worsen为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:worsened 过去分词:worsened 现在分词:worsening 第三人称单数:worsens
词根
-en 加上形容词、名词,表“使成~”
近义词, 同义词
worsen
/'wɜ:sn; `wɝsn/
v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become worse (使某事物)更坏, 恶化
*The patient's condition worsened during the night. 病人的情况在夜间恶化了.
* the worsening economic situation 每况愈下的经济形势
* The drought had worsened their chances of survival. 出现乾旱後他们就更难活命了.
worsen
v [I and T]to become worse or make something worse
≠
improve A lot of teachers expect the situation to worsen over the next few years. Interfering now could worsen the problem.>worseningadj We are now faced with a worsening economic recession.