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
- 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
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1. tooth decay
蛀牙
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2. The landlord had let the building fall into decay.
房东任由房子变得破烂不堪。
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3. economic decay, moral decay, urban decay
经济衰退;道德败坏;城市衰落
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4. the decay of the old industries
旧工业的衰败
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5. decaying leaves, decaying teeth, decaying food
烂叶;蛀齿;腐烂食物
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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.
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