degeneration
英 [dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn]
美 [dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn]
n. 蜕化; 衰退; 堕落
BNC.19689 / COCA.16383
牛津词典
noun
- 蜕化；衰退；堕落
the process of becoming worse or less acceptable in quality or condition- social/moral degeneration
社会倒退；道德沦丧 - Intensive farming in the area has caused severe degeneration of the land.
这个地区的集约化农业使得土壤严重贫瘠化。
- social/moral degeneration
柯林斯词典
- VERB 恶化;变糟;衰退;堕落
If you say that someone or somethingdegenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.- Inactivity can make your joints stiff, and the bones may begin to degenerate...
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.
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.
一场非常严重的、可能演变成灾难的人道主义危机
- Inactivity can make your joints stiff, and the bones may begin to degenerate...
- ADJ-GRADED 堕落的;腐化的
If you describe a person or their behaviour asdegenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality.- ...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
- ...a group of degenerate computer hackers.
- 堕落的人;腐化的人
If you refer to someone as adegenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality.
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/。
英英释义
noun
- passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
- the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
- the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities