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雅思词汇 Deteriorate

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1．deteriorate¹ /dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt/ v.恶化

英译：to become worse than before

例句：His health has severely² deteriorated³. 他的健康状况严重恶化了。

2．deposit /dɪˈpɒzɪt/ v.沉淀,沉积

to leave a layer of a substance on thesurface of something, especially gradually

Sand was gradually deposited as the riverslowed down. 随着河水流速变缓,泥沙渐渐沉积下来。

3．degradation⁴ /ˌdegrəˈdeɪʃn/ n.退化,恶化

英译：the process of changing to a worse condition

例句：An overuse of natural resources has added to environmentaldegradation. 对自然资源的过度利用加剧了环境的恶化。

4．decay /dɪˈkeɪ/ v.腐烂

英译：to be destroyed gradually by a natural cause

例句：The apple started to decay after being exposed to sunshine for a fewdays. 被阳光照晒了几天之后,这个苹果开始腐烂了。

5．decompose⁵ /ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/ v.腐烂,分解

英译：to decay or to break down into smaller parts

例句：The fallen leaves gradually decomposed⁶ and became part of the soil. 落叶逐渐腐烂分解,成为土壤的一部分。

6．degeneration /dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/ n.退化,衰减

英译：the process of becoming worse in quality or function

例句：With the increase in age, most people may undergo a degeneration ofhearing and eyesight. 随着年龄的增长,大部分人都会经历听力和视力的退化。

7．deciduous⁷ /dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/ adj.(树木)落叶的

英译：(of a tree) losing the leaves in autumn or winter

例句：The oak is deciduous, which loses its leaves at a very late time ofeach year. 橡树属于落叶植物,每年很晚的时候才会落尽树叶。

8．sediment⁸ /ˈsedɪmənt/ n.沉淀物

英译：sand or stones lying on the bottom of a river, sea, etc.

The bodies of marine⁹ animals will soon becovered by sediment on the bottom of the sea. 海洋动物的尸体很快就会被海底的沉淀物覆盖。

9．wreckage¹⁰ /ˈrekɪdʒ/ n.残骸

英译：the remaining parts of something after it has been badly damaged ordestroyed

例句：The soldiers managed to save all the survivors¹¹ from the planewreckage. 士兵们成功地将所有幸存者从飞机残骸中救了出来。

10．remnant /ˈremnənt/ n.残余,遗迹

英译：a small part of something left with most of its main part destroyed

例句：These remnants of fossils have helped scientists to study the lifeof dinosaurs¹². 这些化石遗迹帮助科学家研究恐龙的生活习性。

11．renewable /rɪˈnjuːəbl/ adj.可再生的,再生性的

英译：being able to be replaced naturally without being used up

例句：Researchers have been focusing on developing renewable energyresources. 研究人员一直在致力于开发可再生能源。

12．geographical¹³ /ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkl/ adj.地理(学)的

英译：relating to the study of geography

例句：The dust storms have affected¹⁴ a very large geographical area. 沙尘暴已经影响到了很大一片地域。

13．purify /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ/ v.净化,使纯净

英译：to make something clean or pure

例句：Forests tend to have a huge capacity for purifying air. 森林通常具有强大的空气净化能力。

14. hazard /ˈhæzəd/ n.危险,威胁

英译：something that can be dangerous or cause damage

例句：Growing air pollution has constituted a severe health hazard to thelocals. 空气污染的不断加剧给当地居民的健康造成了严重威胁。

15. toxic¹⁵ /ˈtɒksɪk/ adj.有毒的

英译：poisonous

例句：The volcano is emitting a large amount of toxic gas and smoke. 火山正喷发出大量有毒的气体和烟雾。

16. excessively /ɪkˈsesɪvli/ adv.过分地,极度地

英译：too much or extremely

例句：The excessively high cost of living in some large cities has furtherwidened the wealth gap. 一些大城市过高的生活成本进一步拉开了贫富差距。

17．rainforest /ˈreɪnfɒrɪst/ n.热带雨林

英译：a tropical forest where it rains a lot throughout the year

例句：The Amazon rainforest constitutes a highly complex biologicalsystem. 亚马孙热带雨林构成了一个极其复杂的生态系统。

18. rainfall /ˈreɪnfɔːl/ n.降雨量

英译：the total amount of rain that falls in a particular area over acertain period

例句：The average annual rainfall in Britain is significantly larger thanthat in Egypt. 英国的年平均降雨量远大于埃及的年平均降雨量。

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1 deteriorate
v.变坏；恶化；退化
参考例句：
Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？ He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。

2 severely
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。 He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

3 deteriorated
恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。 His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。

4 degradation
n.降级；低落；退化；陵削；降解；衰变
参考例句：
There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。 Gambling is always coupled with degradation.赌博总是与堕落相联系。

5 decompose
vi.分解；vt.（使）腐败，（使）腐烂
参考例句：
The eggs began to decompose after a day in the sun.鸡蛋在太阳下放了一天后开始变坏。 Most animals decompose very quickly after death.大多数动物死后很快腐烂。

6 decomposed
已分解的，已腐烂的
参考例句：
A liquid is decomposed when an electric current passes through it. 当电流通过时，液体就分解。 Water can be resolved [decomposed] into hydrogen and oxygen. 水可分解为氢和氧。

7 deciduous
adj.非永久的；短暂的；脱落的；落叶的
参考例句：
Overgrown deciduous shrubs can be cut back at this time of year.过于繁茂的落叶灌木可以在每年的这个时候修剪。 Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.落叶树木在秋天落叶。

8 sediment
n.沉淀，沉渣，沉积(物)
参考例句：
The sediment settled and the water was clear.杂质沉淀后，水变清了。 Sediment begins to choke the channel's opening.沉积物开始淤塞河道口。

9 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

10 wreckage
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。 New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

11 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

12 dinosaurs
n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 )；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西
参考例句：
The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。来自《简明英汉词典》 Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。来自《简明英汉词典》

13 geographical
adj.地理的；地区(性)的
参考例句：
The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。 These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。

14 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

15 toxic
adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的
参考例句：
The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。 There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

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