请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 degeneration
释义

degeneration

/dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n /
noun [mass noun]
1The state or process of being or becoming degenerate; decline or deterioration: overgrazing has caused serious degeneration of grassland...
  • How does he propose to fix the problem of moral degeneration and cultural decline?
  • Uncontrolled and unplanned tourism has led to natural, cultural and social degeneration inside the so-called host nations.
  • We are not dealing with merely a process of intellectual degeneration.

Synonyms

deterioration, decline, decay, debasement, degradation, slide, sinking, descent, drop, regression, retrogression, lapse;
atrophy
rare devolution
1.1 Medicine Deterioration and loss of function in the cells of a tissue or organ: degeneration of the muscle fibres...
  • It damages the nerve cells in the brain and causes degeneration, deterioration and gradual loss of function of areas of the brain.
  • Histopathology shows degeneration of the smooth muscle with fibrosis.
  • Radiation therapy for exudative macular degeneration has also been attempted.
随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 5:54:45