decay 英 [dɪˈkeɪ]   美 [dɪˈke]

decay

decay  英 [dɪˈkeɪ] 美 [dɪˈke]

v. 腐朽,衰落  n. 腐朽,衰落 

进行时:decaying  过去式:decayed  过去分词:decayed  第三人称单数:decays  名词复数:decays 

tooth decay 蛀牙
The landlord had let the building fall into decay. 房东任由房子变得破烂不堪。

  • To decay means to rot, decompose, break down. Our bodies—anything organic—will decay after death. Broken sidewalks, potholes, graffiti are all signs of urban decay. Tooth decay is something to avoid.
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  • v. 腐朽,衰落
  • n. 腐朽,衰落
  • 1. tooth decay

    蛀牙

  • 2. The landlord had let the building fall into decay.

    房东任由房子变得破烂不堪。

  • 3. economic decay, moral decay, urban decay

    经济衰退;道德败坏;城市衰落

  • 4. the decay of the old industries

    旧工业的衰败

  • 5. decaying leaves, decaying teeth, decaying food

    烂叶;蛀齿;腐烂食物

  • 6. decaying inner city areas

    衰败中的市中心区

  • decay (n.) mid-15c., "deterioration, decline in value," from decay (v.). Meaning "gradual decrease in radioactivity" is from 1897.
  • decay (v.) late 15c., "to decrease," from Anglo-French decair, Old North French decair (Old French decheoir, 12c., Modern French déchoir) "to fall, set (of the sun), weaken, decline, decay," from Vulgar Latin *decadere "to fall off," from de- (see de-) + Latin cadere "to fall" (from PIE root *kad- "to fall"). Meaning "decline, deteriorate" is c. 1500; that of "to decompose, rot" is from 1570s. Related: Decayed; decaying.
decay / dɪˈkeɪ ; NAmE dɪˈkeɪ / noun , verb decay decays decayed decaying noun [uncountable ] 1 the process or result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for (= of decaying) 腐烂;腐朽 tooth decay 蛀牙 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. 城镇上空弥漫着死人和腐烂的气味。 2 the gradual destruction of a society, an institution, a system, etc. (社会、机构、制度等的)衰败,衰退,衰落 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 verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] decay(sth) to be destroyed gradually by natural processes; to destroy sth in this way (使)腐烂,腐朽 SYN rot decaying leaves/teeth/food 烂叶;蛀齿;腐烂食物 2 [intransitive ] if a building or an area decays,its condition slowly becomes worse (建筑、地方等)破败,衰落,衰败 decaying inner city areas 衰败中的市中心区 3 [intransitive ] to become less powerful and lose influence over people, society, etc. (力量、影响等)衰弱,衰退,衰减 decaying standards of morality 道德标准日趋低下 decay / dɪˈkeɪ ; NAmE dɪˈkeɪ /
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