Losing weight is a slow, gradual process.

减肥是一个缓慢而逐渐的过程。

The roads are built to accommodate gradual temperature changes.

这些道路是为适应气温的逐渐变化而建的。

The greatest hope for reform is the gradual spread of information.

改革的最大希望就是信息的逐渐传播。

People tried to persuade him to go for a more gradual reform programme.

人们试图说服他选择一个更为渐进的改革方案。

The impact of air pollution on people will be gradual.

空气污染将逐渐影响人类。

These changes were gradual and at first scarcely visible.

这些变化是循序渐进的，起初几乎看不出来。

Age brought a gradual diminution of his strength and energy.

年龄使他的体力和精力逐渐减退。

They're gradual variations but their effects can be pretty abrupt.

它们是渐进的变化，但它们的影响可能是相当突然的。

As a result, the world's forests are now facing gradual extinction.

结果，世界上的森林正面临着逐渐灭绝的处境。

Release of methane into the atmosphere will be gradual, but steady.

甲烷释放到大气中会是逐渐的，但是稳定的。

It's the tiny, gradual improvements that add up to world-beating results.

这些微小的、渐进的改进累积起来就产生了一流的成果。

While this can happen, it is often a more gradual process that occurs over different experiences.

虽然这可能发生，但通常是一个更渐进的过程，发生在不同的经历中。

The Black Death of 1348 was caused by gradual loss of the humus fertility found under forest trees.

1348年的黑死病是由森林树木下腐殖质的逐渐丧失引起的。

The biggest concern of pumping out water from this deep is the gradual settling down of the land surface.

从这么深的地方抽水，最大的问题是地表会逐渐下沉。

It is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the eyes, and results in gradual vision loss and blindness.

它是由眼睛血管受损引起的，会导致视力逐渐丧失和失明。

The impact of this sameness on our emotional energy is gradual, but huge: It's like a tire with a slow leak.

这种相同点对我们情感能量的影响是渐进的却巨大的：它就像一个缓慢漏气的轮胎。

In response to these gradual climatic swings, some species have shifted their ranges hundreds of kilometers.

为了应对逐渐变化的气候，一些物种改变了活动范围，已经迁移到数百公里以外的地方。

The development of industry has been a gradual process throughout human existence, from stone tools to modern technology.

从石器工具演进到现代技术，工业的发展是一个贯穿人类生存的渐进过程。

In that study, each of eight different trilobite species was observed to undergo a gradual change in the number of segments.

在这项研究中，观察到八种不同的三叶虫，每一种都经历了身体节数的逐渐变化。

A gradual agricultural revolution in northern Europe stemmed from concerns over food supplies at a time of rising populations.

北欧渐进的农业革命源于人口增长时期对粮食供应的担忧。

This angelic laser begins slowly the gradual process of transforming the virginal human body to the essence of the soul itself.

这种天使般的激光慢慢地开始了一个渐进的过程，将贞洁的人体转化为灵魂的精髓。

The most important factor for the survival of a species is its ability to compete and adapt to gradual changes in its environment.

一个物种最重要的生存因素是它的竞争能力和适应环境逐渐变化的能力。

If evolution had been a continuous, gradual process, one might expect that almost every fossil specimen would be slightly different from every year.

如果进化一直以来都是一个持续的、渐进的过程，人们可能会认为，几乎每年的化石样本都会存在细微的差别。

The process can usefully be thought of in terms of the gradual emergence of two somewhat separate features: the self as a subject, and the self as an object.

这一过程会逐渐形成两种稍有不同的特征：主体自我和客体自我。

Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend if it imitated the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know another.

友谊不是一天就能建立起来的，如果电脑能模仿一个人逐渐了解另一个人时发生的变化，那么作为朋友它会更容易被接受。

Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend if it simulated the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know another.

友谊不是一天建立起来的，如果电脑能模拟出一个人认识另一个人的过程中所发生的渐进变化，那么它将更容易被人们接受为朋友。

The evolution of North American horse, which was once presented as a classic textbook example of gradual evolution, is now providing equally compelling evidence for punctuated equilibrium.

北美马的进化，曾经被作为一个经典的渐进演化的教科书案例，现在为点断平衡说提供了同样令人信服的证据。

The gradual drying of the soil caused by its diminished ability to absorb water results in the further loss of vegetation, so that a cycle of progressive surface deterioration is established.

土壤吸收水分的能力减弱使土壤逐渐变得干燥，导致植被进一步减少，从而建立了一个渐进的地表退化循环。

Women's liberation opened up new professional opportunities for women, and, over time, some of the best left teaching as a career option, bringing about a gradual decline in the quality of schooling.

妇女解放运动为妇女开辟了新的职业机会。因此，随着时间的推移，一些女性人才逐渐不把教师纳入职业选择范围内，导致了教育质量的逐步下降。

There is a gradual descent to the sea.

有一片斜坡缓缓伸延到海边。