| 单词 | worsening |
| 释义 | worsening (once / 9092 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY worsen: worsened, worsening, worsens+/bad: badly, badness, bads, worse, worst/badness: badnesses/worse: worsen, worser, worses/worst: worster, worstest, worsting, worsts USAGE EXAMPLESMeanwhile, the nation is in the grip of a worsening heroin epidemic. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Boeing in 2017 will press ahead with more cost reductions and job cuts amid a worsening short-term outlook for the industry. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Lonely people are more likely to perceive ambiguous social cues negatively, and enter a self-preservation mind-set — worsening the problem. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1n process of changing to an inferior state Syn|Hypo|Hyper declension, decline in quality, deterioration drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack, slump a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality decline, diminution change toward something smaller or lower 2n changing something with the result that it becomes worse Hypo|Hyper downswing, downturn a worsening of business or economic activity downspina swift and dangerous downturn change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics 3adj changing for the worse worried by the worsening storm Ant bettering changing for the better ameliorating, ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorativetending to ameliorate amendatoryeffecting amendment correctivetending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition remedialtending or intended to rectify or improve |
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