degradation /ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən/

• 1. 

  N-VAR You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality. 堕落 [表不满]

  例：

  They were sickened by the scenes of misery and degradation they found.

  他们对所看到的凄惨和堕落景象感到恶心。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Degradation is the process of something becoming worse or weaker, or being made worse or weaker. 恶化; 衰退

  例：

  ...air pollution, traffic congestion, and the steady degradation of our quality of life.

  …空气污染、交通阻塞以及我们生活质量的持续恶化。