degenerated 的 4 个定义
de·gen·er·at·ed, de·gen·er·at·ing.
- to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
- to diminish in quality, especially from a former state of coherence, balance, integrity, etc.: The debate degenerated into an exchange of insults.
- Pathology. to lose functional activity, as a tissue or organ.
- Evolution. to revert to a simple, less highly organized, or less functionally active type, as a parasitic plant that has lost its taproot or the vestigial wings of a flightless bird.
de·gen·er·at·ed, de·gen·er·at·ing.
- to cause degeneration in; bring about a decline, deterioration, or reversion in.
- having fallen below a normal or desirable level, especially in physical or moral qualities; deteriorated; degraded: a degenerate king.
- having lost, or become impaired with respect to, the qualities proper to the species or kind: a degenerate vine.
- characterized by or associated with degeneracy: degenerate times.
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- a person who has declined, as in morals or character, from a type or standard considered normal.
- a person or thing that reverts to an earlier stage of culture, development, or evolution.
- a sexual deviate.
degenerated 近义词
corrupt, deteriorated
decay, deteriorate
更多degenerated例句
- What was initially intended to be a celebration of music has degenerated into a weird marriage of fashion and commerce.
- The war rapidly degenerated into horrific stalemate in the muddy, rat-infested trenches.
- In other hands, this scenario might have degenerated into a caricature-filled freak show.
- The scene degenerated, tear gas was used, and that set the stage for the more premeditated confrontations the following night.
- Within the committee, partisan bickering has degenerated to personal distrust.
- (b) Blood-casts contain red blood-corpuscles, usually much degenerated (Figs. 45 and 60).
- This term means nothing in itself, but it expresses the fact that a degenerated heart finally refuses to act.
- All the evidence shows how entirely they have degenerated into mere societies of capitalists.
- But their kings, from the great wealth which they possessed, degenerated into a luxurious way of life.
- It is narrative instead of dramatic; fable prevails over action; passion has degenerated into character-drawing.