If you describe a person or their behaviour as degenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality.
a group of degenerate computer hackers.
一群堕落的计算机黑客。
degenerates , degenerating , degenerated
If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example, weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
Inactivity can make your joints stiff, and the bones may begin to degenerate.
不活动会使关节僵硬,骨骼也可能会开始退化。