degenerates

英 [dɪˈdʒenəreɪts]

美 [dɪˈdʒenəreɪts]

v.  恶化; 蜕变; 衰退
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柯林斯词典

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 somethingdegenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...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 asdegenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality.
  1. ...a group of degenerate computer hackers.
     一群堕落的计算机黑客
  2. ...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 adegenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality.

双语例句

• The intervertebral disc degenerates 'most early in the human tissues.
  椎间盘是人体组织中最早发生退行性改变的部位。
• I apologize for saying your parents were degenerates.
  我说你父母堕落，我向你道歉。
• She degenerates into a mere slut!
  她退化成为一个懒婆娘了！
• Liberty often degenerates into lawlessness.
  自由常常变质为无法无天。
• Everything is perfect coming from the hands of the creator; everything degenerates in the hands of man.
  从造物主手中创造出来的一切都是完美的，而人类只会使之堕落与退步。
• The shear strength degenerates under repeated loading.
  反复荷载作用下，接缝抗剪强度退化等。
• His health degenerates rapidly.
  他的健康迅速恶化。
• The addition of three sinewaves results in a composite wave. The nonlinear wave shape degenerates to a sinusoidal wave.
  增加三个正弦波可形成一个复合波。
• The land environment degenerates;
  土地环境退化；
• The human stock goes on, even though it degenerates.
  虽然衰败了，但这样的家族还在延续。