de·te·ri·o·rate /dɪˈtɪriəˌret, di-/
(vt.)(vi.)(使)惡化
de·te·ri·o·rate /dɪˈtɪrɪəˌret/ 不及物動詞
變質
de·te·ri·o·rate v. i. To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
Under such conditions, the mind rapidly deteriorates. --Goldsmith.
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De·te·ri·o·rate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deteriorated p. pr. & vb. n. Deteriorating ] To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair; as, to deteriorate the mind.
The art of war . . . was greatly deteriorated. --Southey.
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deteriorate
v 1: become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
2: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the
slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a
shouting match" [syn: devolve, drop, degenerate]
[ant: recuperate]