英语词汇“worsen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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worsen

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	worsen
	he, she, it	worsens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	worsened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have worsened
	he, she, it	has worsened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had worsened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will worsen
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have worsened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am worsening
	he, she, it	is worsening
	you, we, they	are worsening
Past	I, he, she, it	was worsening
	you, we, they	were worsening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been worsening
	he, she, it	has been worsening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been worsening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be worsening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been worsening

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

worsening economic conditions
Relations between the two countries have steadily worsened.
The government's bungling attempts to help have only worsened the refugees' plight.
The situation was worsened by Roy's tendency to drink heavily in times of stress.
The weather worsened during the night.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Conditions for many minority groups have worsened.
The cost of uniforms and books was becoming prohibitive and the gang scene was worsening at school.
The growth of towns alone produced a rapid worsening of their human and material condition.
The recession has deepened, the huge national debt has increased, the people's lot worsened.
The weather had worsened during the short, delay.
Third, the very bad relations between the presidential administration and the government have worsened sharply.
Thirty percent said a third party would make government better, and 23 percent said it would worsen the situation.
Vacillations between anger and overprotectiveness only worsen the situation.

Longman Language Activatorto become worse► get worse

· The food here gets worse every day.· My eyesight must be getting worse.· I don't think things can get much worse!get worse and worse · The tension in the flat got worse and worse, and Kate thought about moving out.· Paul's behaviour seems to get worse and worse.

► deteriorate

formal to gradually become worse: · If the dispute drags on, conditions in the city could deteriorate.· The US trade position has deteriorated over the past few years.deteriorate rapidly: · Air quality is rapidly deteriorating in our cities.deteriorate to the level/point/stage where . . . (=to deteriorate so much that a particular problem is caused): · School buildings have deteriorated to the point where they pose a health threat to both students and teachers.

► go down/decline

to become gradually worse - use this especially about the quality or standard of something: · He's been very unhappy and depressed recently, and his work has definitely gone down.· The quality of life for pensioners in this country has certainly declined recently.go right down British: · The standard of service has gone right down since the company was privatized.

► worsen

if a bad situation worsens , or something worsens it, it becomes worse: · The weather worsened during the night.· The government's bungling attempts to help have only worsened the refugees' plight.· The situation was worsened by Roy's tendency to drink heavily in times of stress.

► go from bad to worse

if a situation goes from bad to worse , it is already bad and then becomes even worse: · The rail service has gone from bad to worse since it was privatised.· Things went from bad to worse, and soon the pair were barely talking to each other.

► go downhill

to start getting worse, especially after a particular time or event: · Moving in together was a mistake, and things rapidly went downhill.· When things started to go downhill, Kyle began looking for another job.· I said I didn't like baseball, and the interview went downhill from then on.

► suffer

if the quality of something suffers , it becomes worse as it begins to be affected by something: · His school work suffered because he was continually worried about his mother.· The ferry line denied that safety would suffer if costs were cut.· Her husband, a lawyer, suffered professionally for having to leave the office early every night.

► slip

if standards slip , they get worse, because people are not trying hard enough to keep the standards high: · Standards have slipped in the past few months, and we have to try and improve our performance.let things slip: · He used to make sure his apartment was in immaculate condition, but he's let things slip recently.

► deepen

if a bad situation deepens , it gets worse - use this especially about serious political or military problems: · As the crisis deepened, it became clear that the government was losing control.· The company's legal and financial problems are deepening.

► degenerate

formal if a situation degenerates , it becomes much worse: · There's no denying that our relationship has degenerated over the years.degenerate into: · Attempts by the UK government to prop up the pound on the exchange markets degenerated into chaos.· What should have been a civilised debate degenerated into an unseemly row between the two sides.· Don't allow your comments to degenerate into a personal attack on the employee.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a worsening/deepening crisis

· The strikes came during a worsening economic crisis.

► a situation worsens/deteriorates/gets worse

· Reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► when

· The oppression worsened when Ceausescu came to power in 1965.· The situation worsened when another shutdown began on Dec. 16. and lasted more than three weeks.

NOUN► condition

· But on 20 November, his condition worsened, and he took to his bed.· She spent time with her family Sunday, but her condition worsened early yesterday morning.· Miss T.'s father returned to the ward and thought that her condition was worsening and that she appeared disorientated.· Whispered in reverent and regretful tones, the rumors had been floating for the past few weeks that her condition had worsened.· For many people real wages fell and working conditions worsened.· This condition is worsened by the cutting of notches in the joists to house sub-floor services like heating pipes.· He has a delicate and rare skin condition that worsens in sunlight.

► problem

· The single currency is in trouble, and the problem is worsening.· The problem worsens with the relentless financial pressures for immediate performance in the short run.· Where an institutional view is predominant, preventive efforts are pitched at the secondary level: early intervention to prevent problems worsening.· They predict the problem will only worsen as Tucson continues spiraling outward.· Sister Bernie Galvin, director of Religious Witness, another homeless rights group, said the problem appears to be worsening.· The parents accepted their responsibility for helping Mark, but in spite of their efforts, the problem worsened.

► situation

· The situation was worsened by the ineptitude and intransigence of the oil companies.· The situation worsened when another shutdown began on Dec. 16. and lasted more than three weeks.· When the petrol situation started to worsen earlier this week the site saw a 300 per cent increase in traffic.· The situation could worsen this year as the government continues to clamp down on credit.· Clients are paying more slowly and over 40 p.c. of firms expect the situation to worsen.· In recent weeks, reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened.· Wright has a short fuse, and without the goals going in his situation is worsening.· From that day onwards the situation worsened.

VERB► continue

· Overall, property results continue to worsen with annual returns now running at 6.2 percent.· They should be doubly ashamed by the traffic snarls that years of indecision allowed to continue, and worsen.· These images symbolised the chaos which continues to worsen.· But without it, our condition will continue to worsen.