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

• The materials and products are handled and stored with care to prevent damage or degradation.
  在搬运的过程中，物料和产品要小心搬运和贮存，以防止变质和降级。
• PCE degradation was carried out when methanol, lactate, and acetate were used as electron donors.
  实验选用甲醇、乳酸盐和醋酸盐作为电子供体，对PCE的降解进行研究。
• 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。
• A possible degradation pathway of aniline by O3 is obtained on basis of the experimental results.
  并根据实验结果得到了臭氧氧化降解苯胺的降解途径。
• The degradation behavior of an austenitic stainless steel used at high temperatures was studied by the electrochemical method.
  利用电化学方法研究了高温中使用的奥氏体不锈钢的高温损伤行为。
• Meanwhile, the growth characteristics and degradation characteristics of strains JQ-1 were preliminarily studied.
  同时对菌株JQ-1的生长特性及降解特性进行了初步研究。
• I feel this signals the degradation of American culture.
  我觉得这标志了美国文化的没落。
• She described the degradations she had been forced to suffer.
  她描述了自己被迫经受的屈辱。
• 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。
• Chemical and chromatographic analyses were the major strategies for the analysis of glucosinolate degradation products.
  硫苷降解产物分析方法主要采用化学分析和色谱分析；