V-ERG
（使）變得更壞(或更糟);（使）惡化
If a bad situation worsens or if something worsens it, it becomes more difficult, unpleasant, or unacceptable.
例句
The security forces had to intervene to prevent the situation worsening...
安全部隊(duì)不得不介入，以防止局勢(shì)進(jìn)一步惡化。
These options would actually worsen the economy and add to the deficit...
這些選擇實(shí)際上只會(huì)造成經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢(shì)更加惡化，赤字愈見增加。