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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 每况愈下
[měikuàngyùxià]
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原作"每下愈况"。《庄子·知北游》:"正获之问于监市履豨也,每下愈况。"意思是用脚踩猪腿的方法来验猪,越往下踩越能看出猪的肥瘦(正获:司正、司获,官名;监市:监管市场的人;履:踩;豨:猪;况:甚,严重)。后讹变为"每况愈下",形容越往下发展情况越严重。
Examples
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家道每况愈下。
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to go from bad to worse
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每况愈下
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to go downhill
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[fig] [business,person+] 每况愈下
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to go from bad to worse
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每况愈下
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It's uncontradictable that the qualities of living have gone from bad to worse.
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不可否认,我们的生活品质已经每况愈下。
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His health degenerated over the years.
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他的健康几年来每况愈下。
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She has less energy at work due to her broken health.
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由于健康每况愈下,她没有多少精力来工作了。
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Right now, the American economy is going down the drain.
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目前,美国经济正每况愈下。
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He was strung out on drugs.
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他已吸毒成瘾,身体每况愈下。
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Word Decomposition
每
[měi]
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况
[kuàng]
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愈
[yù]
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下
[xià]
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