worsen

B2 FREQ #35639 ★★☆☆☆

vt. 使更坏, 使恶化 vi. 变得更坏, 恶化

发音

UK /ˈwɜːsn̩/
其它 /wɔːsn̩/
US /ˈwɝsn̩/

词形变化

worsened worsening worsens 三单 worsens worsening 现在分词 worsened 过去式 worsened 过去分词

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To make worse; to impair.

    使……恶化

    使……变坏

    及物

    Near-synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate; degrade, deteriorate; see also Thesaurus:aggravate

    Global warming has worsened the weather.

    As for further retaliation: adding such fuel to the fire, as it were, will only worsen the already unpleasant state of affairs.

  2. 2.

    To become worse; to get worse.

    恶化

    变坏

    不及物

    The weather has worsened.

  3. 3.

    To get the better of; to worst.

    废旧 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

decline aggravate exacerbate exasperate

反义词 1

better

上位词 4

turn change alter modify

下位词 10

lose drop suffer fail slip degenerate tumble deprive irritate degrade

词源

From Middle English wursnen; equivalent to worse + -en.

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