| 词汇 | gradual |
| 释义 | gradual adjective uk /ˈɡrædʒ.u.əl/ us /ˈɡrædʒ.u.əl/ B2 happening or changing slowly over a long period of time or distance: 逐步的，逐渐的;平缓的 gradual improvementThere has been a gradual improvement in our sales figures over the last two years.在过去的两年里，我们的销售额一直在逐步上升。 gradual changeAs you go further south, you will notice a gradual change of climate.当你一路往南走下去的时候，你就会注意到气候的细微变化。 slow slowYou're so slow - hurry up! leisurelyWe took a leisurely drive along the quiet coast road. unhurriedI like the unhurried pace of life in the countryside. gentleStart off with a gentle jog, then gradually increase your speed. Her conversion to Buddhism/Islam was a very gradual process.她对佛教／伊斯兰教的皈依是一个渐进的过程。 There has been a gradual degeneration of the judicial system in the last few years.近些年来司法制度日渐腐败。 He suffered a gradual loss of memory.他的记忆力越来越差了。 There is a gradual build-up of suspense throughout the film, until it comes to an unexpected ending.这部电影自始自终悬念在一步步加深，最后的结局很出人意料。 He lamented the gradual disintegration of family values. Slow and moving slowly (as) slow as molassesidiom at a snail's paceidiom by and byidiom by degreesidiom claw your way (somewhere)idiom float in ones and twosidiom inch by inchidiom infiltrate infiltration jog labour lag sluggishly sluggishness snail staged steadily struggle wander gradual | American Dictionarygradual adjective us/ˈɡrædʒ·u·əl/ changing or developing slowly or by small degrees: He has suffered a gradual decline in health over the past year. graduallyadverbus/ˈɡrædʒ·u·ə·li/ Sales of the product are improving gradually. Examples of gradualgradual Example 2 shows three graduals from a group of about nine melodies. In open-angle glaucoma, there is a gradual loss of vision that rarely leads to blindness. The evolution from one phase to the other was quite gradual, too. The third difference is that the change between the two eyes is gradual. At what point does the materialized spirit assume independent existence, considering that the extrusion of ectoplasm is a gradual process? Note that [gradual] implies [continuous] and [sharp] implies [acute] in this system (a hierarchical limitation). The overall degradation of the diffraction suggests that the reversible effects are also accompanied by gradual irreversible damage to the lattice. The probability level plot shows a slight, and very gradual, decline, down to the final agglomeration of all individuals into a single cluster. As proglottis development proceeds along the strobila, there is a gradual thickening of the lateral nerve cords at the anterior end of each segment. There is nothing gradual about a deep-sea migration, and boundaries are intrinsically sharp when speech communities are separated by large stretches of ocean. After suffering a significant loss of support in the 1974 elections, the military leadership began a gradual process of political liberalisation. The gradual succession of generations within the archaeological community has been a significant factor in this development. Is there a gradual transition towards exploitive agent success as the worlds become more populated with exploitive agents or is the transition sudden? The struggle for survival is presented in the context of the gradual but inevitable unification of the disparate communities into a single people. Other research indicates significant changes in families in terms of time use and a gradual convergence between men and women's patterns in the work roles. See all examples of gradual These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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