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单词 degenerate
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degenerate
dɪdʒenəreɪt dɪdʒenərət diˈdʒɛnərɪt dɪˈdʒɛnərɪt diˈdʒɛnərˌeɪt dɪˈdʒɛnərˌeɪt
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense degenerates, present participle degenerating, past tense , past participle degenerated
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
  • 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。

  • 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。

  • ...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
degeneration
  • ...various forms of physical and mental degeneration.

    各种形式的身心衰退

  • ...the degeneration of our political system.

    我们的政治制度的腐化

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]
  • ...a group of degenerate computer hackers.

    一群堕落的计算机黑客

  • ...the degenerate attitudes he found among some of his fellow officers.

    他在一些警队同僚身上发现的腐化态度

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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