worsen
US: /ˈwɝsən/
UK: /wˈɜːsən/
UK: /wˈɜːsən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
worsen /'wə:sn/
- ngoại động từ
- làm cho xấu hơn, làm cho tồi hơn, làm cho tệ hơn
- (thông tục) thắng
- nội động từ
- trở nên xấu hơn, trở nên tồi hơn, trở nên tệ hơn
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
to become or make sth worse than it was before: [V] The political situation is steadily worsening. + Her health has worsened considerably since we last saw her. + [VN] Staff shortages were worsened by the flu epidemic.
worsening noun [sing.]: The result could be a worsening of the international debt crisis.
worsening adjective: worsening weather conditions
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 increase, exacerbate, heighten, intensify, aggravate:
The recent rains have worsened the drainage problem.
2 weaken, deteriorate, decline, degenerate, decay, slip, sink, slide, fail, disintegrate, take a turn for the worse, get worse, go from bad to worse, Colloq go downhill:
Her condition continues to worsen.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
considerably, dramatically, markedly, significantly
The problem has worsened considerably in recent months.
| steadily | rapidly | suddenly
VERB + WORSEN
continue to
The economic recession has continued to worsen.
