degenerate

🇺🇸 /dɪˈdʒenəreɪt/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈdʒenəreɪt/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP20000
verb
R

to become worse in quality or condition

The peaceful protest began to degenerate into violence as tensions rose.

隨著緊張局勢升級,和平抗議開始惡化成暴力衝突。

adjective
R

having very low moral standards that most people find unacceptable

The degenerate behavior of some celebrities sets a bad example for young fans.

一些名人的墮落行為為年輕粉絲樹立了壞榜樣。

noun
R

a person with very low moral standards

The criminal was described as a degenerate who showed no remorse for his actions.

這名罪犯被描述為一個對自己的行為毫無悔意的墮落者。

translation

v. 退化
adj. 墮落的
n. 墮落者

詞形變化

Progressive degenerating
Past degenerated
3rd Present degenerates
Perfect degenerated
Plural degenerates