de.te.ri.o.rate
[dI`tIrIəˌrєt; diˋtiəriərєit]
《源自拉丁文“恶化”的意思》
不及物动词
恶化,变坏,退化,堕落
(←→ ameliorate)
This food will ~ rapidly on contact with air.
这种食物一接触到空气即迅速变坏
America's balance of trade has been deteriorating.
美国的贸易差额日趋恶化
及物动词
(罕)使 <价值、品质等> 恶化; 使…成为低等,使…退化
德passivierenvt. ①把……记入负债项下。②使（金属）钝化 ③(账目)恶化。passivate, render passive, deteriorate
葡deteriorar[P] deteriorar (vp, vt)[E] deteriorate [dit'iəriəreit] (vi, vt)[C] 恶化，使..恶化
英amelioratea.me.lio.rate[ə`miljəˌrєt; əˋmi:ljərєit]《源自拉丁文“使更好”的意思》( (文语) )及物动词改良,改善(←→ deteriorate)不及物动词改善,变好,进步,改良
英deteriorationde.te.ri.o.ra.tion[dIˌtIrIə`rєʃən; diˌtiəriəˋrєiʃn]《deteriorate 的名词》不可数名词名词[又作 a ~] 恶化,降低; 退步(←→ amelioration)(a) ~ in the quality of goods货物品质的降低~ in ...
英go off... 这药的效力就将失去。4．sell；be disposed of by sale卖掉；售出*The goods went off rapidly．那批货很快就卖掉了。5．become worse；deteriorate变坏（质）*I'll complain to the shop；this meat started going off the same day that I bought it．我要向这家商店申诉，我买的肉 ...
英go to the dogsdeteriorate very badly；go to ruin大大变坏；走向灭亡；堕落*The man went to the dogs after he started drinking and gambling．此人开始酗酒和赌博以后，就堕落了。