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decadent
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decadently
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- decadent
[dɪ'kednt]
['dekədənt]
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adjective
颓废的，衰落的，堕落的
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noun
颓废者；颓废派作家（或艺术家）
Collins English-English Dictionary
- decadent
['dεkədənt]
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adj
characterized by decay or decline, as in being self-indulgent or morally corrupt
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adj
belonging to a period of decline in artistic standards
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n
a decadent person
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n
[often capital]
one of a group of French and English writers of the late 19th century whose works were characterized by refinement of style and a tendency toward the artificial and abnormal
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贩卖腐朽思想
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peddle decadent ideas
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腐朽庸俗的作风
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decadent and philistine ways
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黄色音乐
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decadent music
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衰朽的王朝
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a decadent dynasty
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腐败透顶
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thoroughly corrupt; rotten to the core; decadent in the extreme
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颓废情绪
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decadent sentiments
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颓废派
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the decadent school; the decadents
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淫靡的歌曲
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obscene or decadent songs
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这首歌曾经被认定为是靡靡之音而被禁止播放。
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This song was once banned, because it was regarded as decadent.
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佞臣当道，致使国势颓败。
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Because crafty and fawning officials are in charge of the imperial government, the country is becoming more and more decadent.
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