degenerate

英 [dɪˈdʒenəreɪt , dɪˈdʒenərət , dɪˈdʒenerət]

美 [dɪˈdʒenəreɪt , dɪˈdʒenərət , dɪˈdʒenerət]

v.  恶化; 蜕变; 衰退
adj.  堕落的; 颓废的; 退化的; 简并的
n.  堕落的人

过去分词：degenerated　过去式：degenerated　现在分词：degenerating　第三人称单数：degenerates　复数：degenerates　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11310 / COCA.16007

牛津词典

verb

• 恶化；蜕变；衰退
  to become worse, for example by becoming lower in quality or weaker
  1. The march degenerated into a riot.
     示威游行变成了暴动。
  2. Her health degenerated quickly.
     她的健康状况迅速恶化。

adj.

• 堕落的；颓废的
  having moral standards that have fallen to a level that is very low and unacceptable to most people
  1. a degenerate popular culture
     颓废的大众文化
• 退化的；简并的
  having returned to a simple structure; lacking sth that is usually present

noun

• 堕落的人
  a person whose behaviour shows moral standards that have fallen to a very low level

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.

英英释义

noun

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
  Synonym:pervertdeviantdeviate

verb

• grow worse
  1. Her condition deteriorated
  2. Conditions in the slums degenerated
  3. The discussion devolved into a shouting match
  Synonym:devolvedeterioratedrop

adj

• unrestrained by convention or morality
  1. Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
  2. deplorably dissipated and degraded
  3. riotous living
  4. fast women
  Synonym:debaucheddegradeddissipateddissolutelibertineprofligateriotousfast

双语例句

• Local existence, global existence and nonexistence of classical solutions for a degenerate and strongly coupled quasilinear parabolic system were studied.
  研究一类强耦合拟线性退化抛物方程组初边值问题正古典解的局部存在、全局存在与非全局存在性。
• This degenerate seduced my daughter!
  这个道德败坏的人勾引我的女儿！
• This causes the technology process to degenerate into political infighting, forces foul compromises, and creates delays.
  这使得技术过程退化成了立场混战，导致了违反规则的妥协，延迟了规范的发布。
• Global Existence and Nonexistence for a Degenerate and Strongly Coupled Quasilinear Parabolic System
  一类强耦合拟线性退化抛物方程组解的全局存在与非存在性
• Just what do you mean by "degenerate art"?
  你说“颓废艺术”是指什么？
• 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。
• This paper deals with the existence of classical solutions for a degenerate parabolic equations and the blow up criteria.
  讨论了退化方程初边值问题的古典解的存在性以及发生爆破的条件并分析了爆破点的位置。
• In order to maintain the diversity of population, the algorithm uses the IUPAC degenerate code for mutation.
  在算法变异操作中加入IUPAC简并码保持种群的多样性。
• Continuous Solutions of the First Boundary Value Problem for Quasilinear Degenerate Ellipitic Equations;
  的方程连续解的存在性和唯一性。
• Positivity and Long Time Behavior of Solutions for a Degenerate Parabolic Equation
  一类退化抛物型方程解的正性和长时间行为