| 释义 |
- v.衰减；腐朽；衰败
- n.腐烂；衰退；腐朽
- 网络衰变；腐败
过去分词：decayed 现在分词：decaying 第三人称单数：decays n. deterioration,decline,decomposition,rot,rotting v. decompose,fester,perish,molder,crumble 1. | 腐烂；腐朽the process or result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for (= of decaying) |
| | | The landlord had let the building fall into decay . 房东任由房子变得破烂不堪。 | | The smell of death and decay hung over the town. 城镇上空弥漫着死亡和腐烂的气味。 |
2. | （社会、机构、制度等的）衰败，衰退，衰落the gradual destruction of a society, an institution, a system, etc. |
| economic/moral/urban decay 经济衰退；道德败坏；城市衰落 | | the decay of the old industries 旧工业的衰败 |
1. | [i][t] ~ (sth) （使）腐烂，腐朽to be destroyed gradually by natural processes; to destroy sth in this way |
| decaying leaves/teeth/food 烂叶；蛀齿；腐烂食物 |
2. | [i] （建筑、地方等）破败，衰落，衰败if a building or an areadecays , its condition slowly becomes worse |
| decaying inner city areas 衰败中的内城区 |
3. | [i] （力量、影响等）衰弱，衰退，衰减to become less powerful and lose influence over people, society, etc. |
| decaying standards of morality 日趋低下的道德标准 |
v. | 1. to decompose and become soft, crumbly, or liquefied, or make something do this 2. to decline in quality gradually and steadily, or make something do this 3. to undergo spontaneous disintegration 4. to decrease gradually in magnitude 5. to decrease gradually in altitude 6. to be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of change 7. to become gradually worse in quality, or weaker in power or influence 8. if a building or an area decays, its state gradually gets worse because it has not been looked after 1. to decompose and become soft, crumbly, or liquefied, or make something do this 2. to decline in quality gradually and steadily, or make something do this 3. to undergo spontaneous disintegration 4. to decrease gradually in magnitude 5. to decrease gradually in altitude 6. to be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of change 7. to become gradually worse in quality, or weaker in power or influence 8. if a building or an area decays, its state gradually gets worse because it has not been looked after | n. | 2. the process of decomposition that affects plant material and the bodies of animals after they die and are invaded by bacteria or fungi 3. the areas of something that are decomposed or rotted 4. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive material along with the emission of one or more elementary particles or radiation 5. a gradual decrease in the magnitude of a physical quantity or effect such as current, stored charge, or phosphorescence 6. the gradual decrease in altitude of an orbiting artificial satellite 7. the fading away of a musical note 8. the gradual destruction of something as a result of a natural process of change 9. the process of becoming gradually worse in quality, or weaker in power or influence 10. the process by which a building or an area gradually gets into a worse state because it has not been looked after 2. the process of decomposition that affects plant material and the bodies of animals after they die and are invaded by bacteria or fungi 3. the areas of something that are decomposed or rotted 4. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive material along with the emission of one or more elementary particles or radiation 5. a gradual decrease in the magnitude of a physical quantity or effect such as current, stored charge, or phosphorescence 6. the gradual decrease in altitude of an orbiting artificial satellite 7. the fading away of a musical note 8. the gradual destruction of something as a result of a natural process of change 9. the process of becoming gradually worse in quality, or weaker in power or influence 10. the process by which a building or an area gradually gets into a worse state because it has not been looked after |
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