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Behaviour Degenerate Disapprove Low Standards Morality Degeneration 英[Dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn

单词 degeneration
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英[dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn] 美[dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn]
解释
n.变性;退化;恶化;变质;
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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.
例: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。
例: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。

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.
例:...a group of degenerate computer hackers.一群堕落的计算机黑客
例:...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

N-COUNT
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.
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