学个词Learn a Word 第1239期 deterioration

　　今天我们要学的词是deterioration¹。 Deterioration, 恶化。 "In its annual report on press freedom, Freedom House said the Middle East and North Africa showed a dramatic deterioration in 2010," 自由之家年度报告说，中东和北非2010年媒体自由出现显著恶化。 "The World Food Program says it believes food shortages have let to a serious deterioration in the health of millions in North Korea," 世界粮食计划署说，他们认为，食物短缺造成了北韩数百万人口健康状况的恶化。好的，今天我们学习的词是deterioration...

1 deterioration   

n.退化；恶化；变坏

参考例句：

• Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
• The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。