degenerate into sth
into 后接恶化后的结果,常指争吵、混乱、暴力等更糟的局面。
The meeting degenerated into an argument about money.
会议恶化成了一场关于钱的争吵。
使退化;使恶化;失去良好或理想品质;使失去良好或理想品质
To become worse or lose good qualities; to decline.
失去良好或理想品质
To lose good or desirable qualities.
使失去良好或理想品质
To cause to lose good or desirable qualities.
恶化
grow worse
一般现在时
The quality of the product degenerates over time.
产品质量随时间退化。
一般过去时
The situation degenerated into chaos.
局势恶化成了混乱。
现在完成时
His health has degenerated rapidly.
他的健康状况迅速恶化。
常指情况、品质或道德等变坏或退化。
After months of poor diet, his health degenerated quickly.
经过几个月的糟糕饮食,他的健康状况迅速退化。
用法提示:动词过去式,表示健康状况衰退。
AI contextual example
The neighborhood began to degenerate after the factory closed.
工厂关闭后,这个街区开始变得破败。
用法提示:动词不定式结构,表示开始退化。
AI contextual example
The friendly debate degenerated into a shouting match.
友好的辩论演变成了争吵。
用法提示:动词过去式,表示恶化成。
AI contextual example
into 后接恶化后的结果,常指争吵、混乱、暴力等更糟的局面。
The meeting degenerated into an argument about money.
会议恶化成了一场关于钱的争吵。
from 说明起点,into 说明结果;强调逐步变坏的过程。
What started as a joke degenerated from harmless teasing into outright bullying.
一开始只是玩笑,后来从无害的逗弄恶化为彻头彻尾的欺凌。
to the point where 引导结果状语,说明恶化到何种程度。
The dispute degenerated to the point where neither side would speak to the other.
这场争端恶化到了双方都不愿和对方说话的地步。
grammar · medium
易错句子The peaceful march degenerated to a violent clash.
正确表达The peaceful march degenerated into a violent clash.
degenerate 表示“恶化成、退化成某种更糟的结果”时,固定搭配是 degenerate into,不能用 to。into 强调转变后进入的新状态,to 一般只表示方向或终点。
grammar · medium
易错句子The air quality is degenerated quickly in this area.
正确表达The air quality is degenerating quickly in this area.
degenerate 在这里是不及物动词,表示“正在恶化”要用进行时 is degenerating。is degenerated 是被动结构,意思是“被(某人)弄坏”,与不及物动词表示自身变坏的用法不符。
grammar · medium
易错句子What began as a small argument degenerated into quarrel.
正确表达What began as a small argument degenerated into a quarrel.
quarrel 是可数名词,单数形式前必须加冠词 a。汉语名词本身不带冠词,学习者容易漏掉,所以 degenerate into 后面接单数可数名词时要补上 a/an。
只作不及物动词,后面不能接宾语,多形容健康、局势、关系变坏;degenerate 还可作及物动词,表示“使……变坏”。
侧重数量、水平或势力的下降,常用于经济、统计等语境;degenerate 则强调品质或状态向坏的方面退化。
常指贬低人的尊严、地位,或使质量、性能变差,宾语多为事物;degenerate 强调事物本身变坏、退化。
陷入混乱;恶化成混乱
The peaceful protest degenerated into chaos.
和平抗议演变成了混乱。
演变成暴力
The argument degenerated into violence.
争吵演变成了暴力。
迅速恶化
His condition degenerated rapidly after the surgery.
手术后他的状况迅速恶化。
随时间推移而退化;逐渐恶化
The building's structure degenerated over time.
这座建筑的结构随时间推移而退化。
de- + gener- + -ation
de- + gener- + -ative
de- + gener- + -acy
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de-(向下/去除)+ gener(种类/血统)+ -ate(动词后缀)
常作degenerate into的补足语,表示事态恶化后产生的局面。
常表示局势失去控制后的状态,与degenerate的语义方向一致。
指秩序被破坏,常见于描述社会或公共场合局势的恶化。
常出现在争端演变为更严重状态的语境,与degenerate搭配出现。
描述社会不稳定状态,常与局势恶化的话题相关。
陷入混乱;恶化成混乱
The peaceful protest degenerated into chaos.
和平抗议演变成了混乱。
演变为暴力;恶化成暴力
The argument quickly degenerated into violence.
争吵很快演变成了暴力。
沦为互相大喊大叫;变成争吵
The debate degenerated into a shouting match.
辩论变成了一场大喊大叫的争吵。
一切事物在人的手中都会退化。
The debate quickly degenerated into a shouting match.
辩论很快就演变成了一场争吵。
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