音标:['grædʒuәl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
a. 逐渐的, 渐增的
n. 弥撒升阶圣歌
n. (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
a. proceeding in small stages
a. (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt
词型变化:名词复数形式 : graduals
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gradual的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. This leads to gradual memory exhaustion.这将导致存储空间逐渐的耗尽。
  2. There has been a gradual increase in the number of people owning cars.拥有汽车的人数一直在逐渐上升。
  3. I advocate a policy of gradual reform.我拥护逐步改革的政策。
  4. Gradual change is preferable to sudden, large- scale change.逐步的变化比突然的、大规模的变化更好。
  5. Here there is a gradual descent to the sea.这里有个通向海的缓坡。
  6. The hill descends by a gradual slope to the plain.这山坡度缓缓下斜迄平原。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. There has been a gradual increase in the birth rate.出生率在逐渐增长。
  2. The doctor noticed a gradual improvement in his patient.医生注意到病人在逐渐恢复健康。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • gradual growth逐步扩大
  • gradual slope缓坡

经典引文

  • Isabel By gradual decay from beauty fell.

    出自:Keats
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