degenerate

di'dʒenәreit

六级考研托福雅思 Collins 1

n a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
v grow worse
s unrestrained by convention or morality

a. 堕落的
vi. 退化, 堕落
vt. 使变质, 使退化

Collins 星级

11,310

BNC 频率

16,007

使用频率

de- 表示向下或减少，generate 意为产生或生成。整体意思是“退化”或“衰退”，即从产生到减少的过程。

例句

1. The quality of the building began to degenerate after years of neglect.

这座建筑在多年被忽视后开始退化。

2. Some people believe that technology can cause social relationships to degenerate.

有些人认为科技可能导致社会关系退化。

3. The debate became more heated as the conversation started to degenerate into personal attacks.

随着谈话开始退化为人身攻击，辩论变得更加激烈。