degradation
🇬🇧 UK/,degrə'deɪʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/.degrә'deiʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
The process of declining in quality, dignity, or moral character; humiliation or abasement.
退化;降级;堕落;屈辱
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.environmental degradation环境退化
- 2.moral degradation道德沦丧
Example Sentences
- 1.
The environmental degradation caused by pollution threatens countless species worldwide.
- 2.
Social critics warned about the moral degradation they observed in popular media content.