deteriorate

Chinese meaning
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Example
As soon as an organ has been carefully removed from a donor’s body, it starts to deteriorate.
Source: technologyreview.com · 23 Jul 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
源自拉丁语 dēteriōrāre(使变坏),来自 dēterior(更坏)
- deterior(拉丁语:更坏)+ -ate(动词后缀)
Collocations
- deteriorate rapidly / health deteriorates / relations deteriorate

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