adv. 逐步地,漸漸地;按部就班地;日趨;冉冉;
?? grad步+ ual...的 + ly...地→ gradual逐步的+ ly...地 → 逐步地
"The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness."
這些藥的效果起初非常好,但后來逐漸失效.
近義:increasingly, progressively, seriatim, slowly, successively, consecutively
反義:clean, cold
vi. 后退;減弱;(價值,品質等)跌落,低落,變壞;收回意見,退出(某種活動);
?? 向后(re)走(cede)- 撤退 網友:yqy補充: re復,cede割讓:反復割讓--撤退
"The mountain peaks recede into the distance as one leaves the shore."
人離岸時,山峰向后退去.
近義:back, regress, retire, retreat, retrocede, retrogress
反義:obtain, attain, reach, improve, augment, rise