degenerate
[dɪ'dʒenəreɪt]
adj.
退化的;
堕落的;
变质的;
变性的;
vt.
使退化;
恶化;
使变质;
衰减;
vi.
退化;
堕落;
n.
堕落的人;
腐化的人;
精神变态者;
退化的动物;
例句:
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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。
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A...yellow, vulpine bitchsa degenerate descendant of the Saluki family.
来自J. Raban
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Will too much freedom make them degenerate?
太多的自由会令他们堕落 吗 ?
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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.
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Radio and TV debates invariably degenerate into shouting matches.
来自NEWYORKER
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The degenerate representatives of a once noble institution.
来自J. A. Froude
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He denied that some young people today were degenerating.
他否认现在某些青年在堕落。
来自《权威词典》
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His health degenerated with disease and old age.
他的健康随着疾病和年老而衰退。
来自《权威词典》