gradual
🇬🇧 UK/'grædʒʊəl/🇺🇸 US/'grædʒuәl/
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Definitions
adj.
Happening or changing slowly and by small degrees over time.
逐渐的;缓慢的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.gradual change逐步变化
- 2.gradual increase逐步增加
- 3.gradual decline逐步下降
Example Sentences
- 1.
The gradual improvement in the patient's health was encouraging.
- 2.
Climate change is a gradual process that takes place over decades.