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/。
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- ...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
- 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.