degenerate
英 [dɪ'dʒen(ə)rət]
美[dɪ'dʒɛnəret]
- vt. 使退化；恶化
- vi. 退化；堕落
- adj. 退化的；堕落的
- n. 堕落的人
英英释意
- 1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
双语例句
- 1. Will too much freedom make them degenerate?
- 太多的自由会令他们堕落 吗 ?
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 4. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 5. We must not allow our necessary scepticism to degenerate into cynicism.
- 我们不应让必要的怀疑态度滑向玩世不恭.
来自演讲部分