deteriorate
verb [ I ] uk/dɪˈtɪə.ri.ə.reɪt/ us/dɪˈtɪr.i.ə.reɪt/
C1 恶化，变坏
to become worse
She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated. 她是在上周病情突然恶化时被送进医院的。
The political situation in the region has deteriorated rapidly. 该地区的政治形势已急剧恶化。
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- We could see his health deteriorating week by week.
- Unfortunately the survey shows that children's health is deteriorating in many areas.
- As the company's financial outlook deteriorated, several directors resigned.
- My eyesight began to deteriorate quite rapidly.
- We knew that, for the children's sake, we had to prevent our relationship from deteriorating any further.