She worked at a radio station for a year, always aware that her body was degenerating.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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恶化;变糟;衰退;堕落
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.