degradation

英 [ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃn]

美 [ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃn]

n.  堕落; 落泊，潦倒(的境况); 毁坏，恶化(过程)

复数：degradations　

CET6TOEFLGRE计算机

BNC.9046 / COCA.7764

牛津词典

noun

• 堕落；落泊，潦倒（的境况）
  a situation in which sb has lost all self-respect and the respect of other people
  1. the degradation of being sent to prison
     被关进监狱的落泊境况
• 毁坏，恶化（过程）
  the process of sth being damaged or made worse
  1. environmental degradation
     环境恶化

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 丢脸;（尤指）落泊,堕落
  You usedegradationto refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.
  1. They were sickened by the scenes of misery and degradation they found...
     目睹困苦、潦倒的景象，他们感到心里极不舒服。
  2. She described the degradations she had been forced to suffer.
     她描述了自己被迫经受的屈辱。
• N-UNCOUNT 恶化;变糟;衰退
  Degradationis the process of something becoming worse or weaker, or being made worse or weaker.
  1. I feel this signals the degradation of American culture.
     我觉得这标志了美国文化的没落。
• N-UNCOUNT (土地或环境的)退化
  Thedegradationof land or of the environment is the process of its becoming damaged and poorer, for example because of the effects of pollution, industry, and modern agricultural methods.
  1. There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.
     在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
  2. ...the accelerating degradation of our planet's natural environment.
     地球上自然环境的加速退化
• N-UNCOUNT 降解
  In science, thedegradationof a substance is the process of its breaking down into its separate parts or elements.
  1. ...the degradation of salicylic acid in plants.
     植物中水杨酸的降解

双语例句

• Concerns include the degradation of surface and groundwater owing to poultry waste nutrients and pathogenic microorganisms.
  令人担忧的问题包括家禽粪便养分和病原微生物造成的地表水和地下水退化。
• She described the degradations she had been forced to suffer.
  她描述了自己被迫经受的屈辱。
• The degradation dynamic, half-life and degradation factors of chlorpyrifos in vegetables, fruits and soils are summarized.
  综述了毒死蜱在蔬菜、水果、土壤中的降解动态、半衰期以及影响药物降解因素等方面的研究现状。
• Ubiquitylation and degradation involve a complex set of proteins in addition to ubiquitin.
  泛素化和降解过程涉及一系列蛋白和泛素。
• In this study, the degradation mechanism of an endocrine disruptor, alachlor, by ozonation was investigated.
  研究了饮用水中一种具有内分泌干扰作用的有机污染物甲草胺的臭氧氧化降解机制。
• Protein degradation during storage or processing is a major concern in both manufacturing and research.
  在储存和处理过程中，蛋白质的降解是生产和研究中的一个重要问题。
• The role of photochemical reactions in soil pesticide degradation remains uncertain.
  光化学反应在土壤中的农药的降解方面的作用还没有确定。
• I feel this signals the degradation of American culture.
  我觉得这标志了美国文化的没落。
• There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.
  在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
• The degradation of pentachlorophenol ( PCP) by the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium was studied under different nutrient condition.
  研究了白腐真菌黄孢原毛平革菌在不同营养条件下对五氯酚的降解。