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恶化 (惡化)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

恶化 [èhuà]
  1. 1. verb deteriorate
    两国关系恶化
    Relations between the two countries deteriorated.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

恶化 [èhuà]
  1. 1. worsen; deteriorate; take a turn for the worse; sour
    局势愈来愈恶化
    The situation is getting worse and worse.
    他的病情恶化了。
    His condition has worsened.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

恶化 [èhuà]
  1. 1. 向坏的方向转化
    夫妻感情逐渐恶化
  2. 2. 使向坏的方向转化
    绝不允许恶化环境

Examples

局势愈来愈恶化
The situation is getting worse and worse.
他的病情急速恶化
His condition rapidly worsened.
他的病情恶化,日甚一日。
His condition got worse and worse. or His condition steadily deteriorated.
阻止事态的恶化
prevent the situation from deteriorating
不能再继续稽延了,他的病情在快速恶化
His disease is deteriorating rapidly. It needs prompt attention.
由于天气情况恶化,不少旅客都被留滞在机场里了。
Many passengers are detained in the airport due to bad weather.
不要等到环境恶化了,才明白保护环境的迫切性和重要性。
Don’t wait until the environment has deteriorated until we figure out the urgency and importance of environmental protection.
由于灾情的恶化,政府向灾区增调两千名官兵。
Due to the worsening of the conditions, the government throws 2000 more soldiers to the disaster area.

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