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　

Collins.1 / BNC.11310 / COCA.16007

牛津词典

verb

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

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.

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

The non-negative solutions to a degenerate reaction diffusion system with initial boundary value conditions are studied.
研究一类非局部退化反应扩散方程组初边值问题。
That guy is completely degenerate.
那家伙非常堕落。
Large Global Existence and Blow-Up of Weak Solutions to a Degenerate Parabolic System
一类退化的抛物型方程组弱解的整体存在性和爆破
This degenerate seduced my daughter!
这个道德败坏的人勾引我的女儿！
For B13 clusters, we have found three degenerate ground-state structures.
对于团簇b13，我们获得了三种基本上简并的基态结构。
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。
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。
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。
My life be full of luster, but not degenerate in the dark.
我的生活是充满光彩，而不是堕落在黑暗中。
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。