| 英语单词 | degeneration |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [dɪˌdʒenə'reɪʃn] 美 [dɪˌdʒenə'reɪʃn] |
| 中文释义 | n.堕落；恶化 动词degenerate的名词形式. |
| 英语例句 | (1) Work keeps away three evils: bordom, degeneration and poverty. (2) Ageing is accompanied by a slow degeneration of his mental faculties. (3) There is no cure for retina degeneration. (4) This is a late change in the degeneration of cells. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 工作撵跑三个魔鬼：无聊、堕落和贫穷。 (2) 随着年龄增长,智力逐渐衰退。 (3) 对视网膜脱落,目前还没有治疗的方法。 (4) 这是细胞衰退的晚期变化。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Degeneration is a process of decline. Anything that’s getting worse is going through degeneration. A grand old mansion that’s now abandoned and covered with weeds is in a state of degeneration. |
| vocabulary扩展 | When something degenerates, it gets worse in some way, like a house that’s slowly sinking in the mud. This process of decline is called degeneration. The word is from the Latin word degenerare which means "to be inferior to one's ancestors.” Ouch. Now degeneration refers to anything in a state of decline, such as a friendship that was strong and now barely exists. |
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