degraded

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英文释义

v reduce the level of land, as by erosion
v reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
v lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
s unrestrained by convention or morality
s lowered in value

中文翻译

a. 被降级的, 落泊的, 退化的

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记忆技巧

degraded 由前缀 de- 和词根 grad 及后缀 -ed 组成，de- 表示向下或减少，grad 意为等级或步伐，-ed 表示过去分词。整体意思是“降低了等级”，即“退化”。

例句

1. The environment has degraded due to pollution.
由于污染，环境已经恶化。
2. His health has degraded over the past few years.
他的健康在过去几年中恶化了。
3. The quality of the product has degraded since the company changed suppliers.
自从公司更换供应商后，产品的质量已经下降。

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