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degrade/diˈɡreid/v. 1 tr. reduce to a lower rank, esp. as a punishment (尤指作为一种惩罚)降级 2 tr. bring into dishonour or contempt 使屈辱；使堕落 3 lower in character or quality; debase 使退化；使降低，使贬低 degraded water quality 水质下降 4 tr. Chem. reduce to a simpler molecular structure 【化】使降解(退化到更简单的分子结构) 5 tr. Physics reduce (energy) to a less convertible form 【物理学】使(能量)降级；使衰变；使软化 6 tr. Geol. wear down (rocks etc.) by disintegration 【地质】(岩石等因侵蚀)使陵削，使减削 7 intr. degenerate 退化；堕落 8 intr. Chem. disintegrate 【化】分解 □ degradable adj.□ degradability /-əˈbiliti/ n.□ degradation /deɡrəˈdeiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ degradative /-dətiv/ adj.□ degrader n.[Middle English via Old French degrader from ecclesiastical Latin degradare (as DE-, Latin gradus ‘step’)] |