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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-derived
grad
+
uconnector
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=gradual

Common 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.

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