degraded + noun
作定语修饰名词，说明土地、环境、质量等已经退化或恶化。
The degraded land was slow to recover after the mining.
采矿后，这片退化的土地恢复得很慢。
退化的；恶化的；降级的
失去尊严的；堕落的；发育不全的；退化的；阶梯状的（十字）；感到或遭受贬低的；丧失尊严或自尊的。；典型特征或器官部分发育,或缺少某些部分的。
Having lost capability or function; deteriorated in quality or condition.
感到或遭受贬低的；丧失尊严或自尊的。
Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
典型特征或器官部分发育,或缺少某些部分的。
Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
有阶梯的；指十字架末端呈阶梯状,离中心越远越大；分级的。
Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
能力或功能丧失的；已发生退化或恶化的。
Having a loss of capability or function. Having undergone deterioration, degradation.
The degraded land could no longer support crops.
这片退化的土地再也无法种植庄稼了。
用法提示：此处 'degraded' 作为形容词，意为 '退化的'，描述土地质量下降。
He felt degraded after being publicly humiliated.
在当众受辱后，他感到自己受到了贬低。
用法提示：此处 'degraded' 作为形容词，意为 '被贬低的'，描述人的自尊受损。
The degraded moral standards of the society alarmed the elders.
社会道德标准的沦丧让长辈们感到震惊。
用法提示：此处 'degraded' 作为形容词，意为 '沦丧的'，描述道德水准下降。
作定语修饰名词，说明土地、环境、质量等已经退化或恶化。
The degraded land was slow to recover after the mining.
采矿后，这片退化的土地恢复得很慢。
表示因受到贬低而感到失去尊严，常与表示感觉的动词连用。
She felt degraded after the manager criticized her in front of the team.
经理当着全队批评她之后，她感到受辱。
表示逐渐进入退化或质量下降的状态，也可用较口语的说法。
The audio quality becomes degraded when the file is compressed repeatedly.
文件被反复压缩时，音质会变差。
该结构为“leave + 宾语 + degraded”，degraded 作宾语补足语，表示使某物处于退化状态。
Years of intensive farming have left the soil degraded.
多年的集约耕作使土壤退化。
grammar · medium
易错句子The workers felt degrading because of the unfair treatment.
正确表达The workers felt degraded because of the unfair treatment.
feel 后接 -ed 形容词表示主语自身的感受，degraded 意为“感到被贬低的、失去尊严的”；degrading 是 -ing 形容词，指某事物“令人羞辱的”。汉语的“感到被贬低”只对应 -ed 形式，不能写成 -ing。
grammar · medium
易错句子The degraded of the environment worried the scientists.
正确表达The degradation of the environment worried the scientists.
degraded 是形容词，不能充当句子主语；此处需要名词“退化、恶化”，应用 degradation。汉语“退化”可兼作动词和名词，学习者容易把形容词直接填进名词的位置。
degrading 说的是某事或某种处境让人丢脸，主语通常是事情本身；degraded 说的是人已被贬低、或事物已恶化的状态。
debased 侧重价值、成色或水准被掺假降低，如货币、艺术；degraded 侧重地位、尊严受损或功能退化。
degenerate 多指生物机能退化或道德腐化，语气较重，也可作名词指堕落者；degraded 常指环境、条件或地位被降到更差的状态。
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