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。
• The relationship between calcium distribution and synergid degeneration as well as its functions was discussed.
  讨论了钙的分布与助细胞的退化及其功能的关系。
• Conclusion: The changes of lumbar facet joint morphology are results of lumber degeneration but not etiological factor.
  结论：退行性腰椎滑脱患者的关节突关节的形态变化是腰椎退行性变的结果而菲其病因。
• Objective To review the research advances in animal models of human disc degeneration.
  目的对国内外建立椎间盘退变动物模型的研究进展进行综述。
• Another mechanism leading to degeneration and atrophy following traditional open surgery is muscle denervation.
  另外一项导致传统开放式术后肌肉变性和萎缩的机制是去神经支配。
• Mesenchymal stem cells; Intervertebral disc; Retrograde degeneration.
  间质干细胞；椎间盘；逆行变性。
• The study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.
  对造成后代品质恶化的因子操作的研究。
• Conclusion: The main cause of secondary lumbar spinal stenosis is degeneration.
  结论：继发性腰椎管狭窄症的最常见原因是退变。
• Study Design. In io histologic study of nere ingrowth in the rabbit anular-puncture disc degeneration model.
  研究设计.这是在兔环状穿刺椎间盘退变模型中长入神经纤维的体内组织学研究。
• 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。