| 主要翻译 | 
| degenerate⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  (health, condition: deteriorate) | 变坏  biàn huài  | 
|   |   | 恶化  è huà  | 
|   | The weather conditions quickly degenerated, causing poor visibility for drivers. | 
| degenerate into [sth] vi + prep |  (become through deterioration) | 堕落  duò luò  | 
|   |   | 蜕化  tuì huà  | 
|   | The formal debate quickly degenerated into a shouting match. | 
| degenerate adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (person: immoral) | 堕落的  duò luò de  | 
|   | I won't tolerate any more of his degenerate behavior. | 
| degenerate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (depraved person) | 堕落的人  duò luò de rén | 
|   | Vicky's new boyfriend is a degenerate with no ambition. |