deteriorate
US: /dɪˈtɪɹiɝˌeɪt/
UK: /dɪtˈiəɹiəɹˌeɪt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
deteriorate /di'tiəriəreit/- ngoại động từ
- làm hư hỏng
- làm giảm giá trị, làm cho xấu hơn
- nội động từ
- hư hỏng đi, giảm giá trị
- (nghĩa bóng) thành sa đoạ, trở nên xấu hơn
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb[V] ~ (into sth) to become worse: Her health deteriorated rapidly and she died shortly afterwards. + deteriorating weather conditions + The discussion quickly deteriorated into an angry argument.
deterioration noun [U, C]: a serious deterioration in relations between the two countries
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 worsen, decline, degenerate, degrade, spoil, worsen, get worse, depreciate, slip, slide, Colloq go to pot, go to the dogs, go downhill:
We have watched their relationship deteriorate over the years.
2 decay, decline, disintegrate, fall apart, decompose, crumble, erode:
The building slowly deteriorated and is now uninhabitable.
Collocation
ADV.
badly, seriously | dramatically, sharply, quickly, rapidly | gradually | further
VERB + DETERIORATE
begin to
His health began to deteriorate quite seriously.
| continue to | be likely to
PREP.
into
The unrest rapidly deteriorated into civil war.
Concise dictionary
deteriorates|deteriorated|deterioratingdɪ'tɪərɪəreɪtverb
+become worse or disintegrate
+grow worse
