degenerate
/dɪˈdʒenəreɪt/VCE📚 16690 1六级考研托福雅思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. 退化; 恶化; 堕落
verb [vi. 不及物动词]恶化，堕落，退化
Inactivity can make your joints stiff, and the bones may begin to degenerate.
不活动会使关节僵硬，骨骼因此可能会开始退化。
adjective [原级]衰退的，堕落的；退化的
...a group of degenerate computer hackers. …
一群堕落的计算机黑客。
noun [专属名词]堕落的人，颓废的人
...various forms of physical and mental degeneration. …
各种形式的身心退化。
de(向下)+ gen(产生) + erate → 毁掉产生的东西 → 退化； 退化的
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- ...various forms of physical and mental degeneration. …各种形式的身心退化。
- ...a group of degenerate computer hackers. …一群堕落的计算机黑客。
- The newly emerging forces are bound to defeat what is corrupt and degenerate. 新生力量必然战胜腐朽力量。
- What about the degenerate cases? 退化的情形是怎样的？
- Our relationship has degenerated over the years. 我们的关系多年来已经变得越来越糟糕了。