degeneration

英 [dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn]

美 [dɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn]

n.  蜕化; 衰退; 堕落

化学

BNC.19689 / COCA.16383

牛津词典

noun

• 蜕化；衰退；堕落
  the process of becoming worse or less acceptable in quality or condition
  1. social/moral degeneration
     社会倒退；道德沦丧
  2. Intensive farming in the area has caused severe degeneration of the land.
     这个地区的集约化农业使得土壤严重贫瘠化。

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

• passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
  Synonym:retrogression
• the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
  Synonym:devolution
• the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
  Synonym:degeneracydecadencedecadency

双语例句

• Melanin sunglasses can help reduce the risk of cataract and Age-related Macular Degeneration ( AMD).
  黑色素太阳镜可以降低白内障和与年龄相关的黄斑变异（AMD）的危害。
• Objective To observe the expression of MMP-1and TIMP-1 in nucleus pulposus cells of intervertebral disc degeneration.
  目的测定MMP-1及TIMP-1在人退变椎间盘髓核中的表达，探讨其在人椎间盘退变发生、发展中的作用。
• Mesenchymal stem cells; Intervertebral disc; Retrograde degeneration.
  间质干细胞；椎间盘；逆行变性。
• I disdain the pervasive secularization and degeneration of humanity in my own life style.
  我以自己的生活方式轻蔑人性的普遍世俗化和堕落。
• Retinal light injury can cause photoreceptor apoptosis and retinal degeneration, and may even lead to irreversible blindness.
  视网膜光化学损伤可致感光细胞凋亡和视网膜变性，严重者导致视力丧失。
• Objective To observe the effect of laser photocoagulation of the peripheral retinal hole sand/ or degeneration in myopic.
  目的观察对近视眼的周边视网膜变性和/或裂孔进行预防性光凝的疗效。
• Pathological dissolution of cells caused by degeneration of their membranes.
  由于细胞膜退化而导致细胞的病态分解。
• But the evidence to support the role of dietary antioxidants in preventing macular degeneration remains unclear.
  因此来自墨尔本大学澳大利亚眼科研究中心的科学家分析了食物中抗氧化剂对老年黄斑变性的预防作用。
• Overuse of those drugs, coupled with poor diet, leads to physical degeneration
  过量使用那些药物再加上饮食缺乏营养，导致健康状况恶化。
• A carotenoid called lutein which is found in spinach protects eyes from cataract and macular degeneration.
  菠菜中含有一种被称作叶黄素的类胡萝卜素，能够预防白内障和视网膜黄斑变性疾病。