The verb is pronounced /dɪ'dʒenəreɪt/. The adjective and noun are pronounced /dɪ'dʒenərət/. 动词读作 /dɪ'dʒenəreɪt/。形容词和名词读作 /dɪ'dʒenərət/。
1 VERB 恶化;变糟;衰退;堕落 If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous. 恶化;变糟;衰退;堕落
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Inactivity can make your joints stiff, and the bones may begin to degenerate. [VERB]
长期不活动会导致关节僵硬,骨骼也可能开始退化。
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From then on the whole tone of the campaign began to degenerate. [VERB]
从那时起,整个活动的基调开始变质。
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...a very serious humanitarian crisis which could degenerate into a catastrophe. [VERB + into]
一场非常严重的、可能演变成灾难的人道主义危机
SYN decline, slip, sink, decrease
2 ADJ-GRADED 堕落的;腐化的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as degenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality. 堕落的;腐化的 [disapproval] [disapproval]
SYN depraved, base, corrupt, fallen
3 N-COUNT 堕落的人;腐化的人 If you refer to someone as a degenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality. 堕落的人;腐化的人 [disapproval]
SYN pervert, deviant, profligate, libertine
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