いっと

[一途] ¶→悪化の一途をたどる

一斗
1 to (‾18l)
一途
a way
the course
the only way

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いっと【一途】

¶ → 悪化の一途をたどる

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いっと【一途】

a way; a course; the only way.

●増額一途の防衛予算 the ever-expanding defense outlays

・減少の一途をたどる decrease steadily; spiral downward

・そのスーパーは拡大の一途にある. That supermarket chain continues to expand [just gets larger and larger].

・上昇一途のライバル会社を見て彼の心中はおだやかではなかった. He could not remain impassive as he watched the fortunes of the rival company continue to rise.

・まず, 増加一途のエネルギー消費量をどう抑えていくかが問題だ. The first problem is how to curb the steadily rising rates of energy consumption.

・その老大国は今や衰退の一途をたどっている. That former superpower is now undergoing an irreversible decline.

・都市環境は悪化の一途である. The urban environment continues to deteriorate [gets worse and worse].

・今はただ前進の一途あるのみだ. The only way open to us is forward. | We have no choice but to move forward.