degenerate
verb [ I ] uk/dɪˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/ us/dɪˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/
（质量）下降；退化，衰退
to become worse in quality
Educational standards are degenerating year by year because of a lack of funds. 由于缺乏资金，教育水准连年下降。
What was intended as a peaceful demonstration rapidly degenerated into violence. 一场原本的和平示威迅速演变成了暴力事件。
Synonym: deteriorate
degenerate
adjective uk/dɪˈdʒen.ə.rət/ us/dɪˈdʒen.ə.rət/
堕落的，颓废的
having low standards of behaviour
a degenerate young man 堕落的年轻人
Synonyms: debaucheddissipated dissolute
degenerate
noun [ C ] formal disapproving uk/dɪˈdʒen.ə.rət/ us/dɪˈdʒen.ə.rət/
堕落的人，颓废的人
someone with low standards of behaviour
They're just moral degenerates with no sense of decency. 他们这些人道德败坏，毫无廉耻之心。
Synonym: reprobate
Compare: pervert noun deviant noun