沦落 lúnluò verb ① (流落) lead a wandering life in poverty ▸ 沦落异乡 lead a wretched life in a strange land ② literary (衰落) come down in the world ▸ 道德沦落 moral depravity ▸ 家境沦落。 The family fortunes declined. ③ (陷入) sink ▸ 国土沦落敌手。 The territory fell into enemy hands. → 沦落风尘 |