decay的中文翻譯是什麼意思

decay

US/dɪˈkeɪ/
UK/dɪˈkeɪ/

v. (使)腐爛,腐朽; 衰敗

n. 腐爛,腐朽; 衰敗

decay柯林斯釋義

VERB(屍體或死去的植物)腐爛,腐朽,腐敗;(牙齒)遭蛀蝕

When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.

  • The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...

    埋在灰燼裡的屍體慢慢地腐爛了。

  • The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.

    地上滿是腐敗的落葉。

VERB(社會、制度、機構等)衰敗,衰退,衰落

If something such as a society, system, or institution decays, it gradually becomes weaker or its condition gets worse.

  • Popular cinema seems to have decayed...

    大眾電影似乎已經衰落了。

  • Congress has tried dozens of approaches to revitalize decaying urban and rural areas.

    國會已試行過數十種方法來重振正在走向衰敗的城鄉地區。

decay英文釋義

Noun

1. the process of gradually becoming inferior

    2. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

      3. the organic phenomenon of rotting

        4. an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying;

        • the corpse was in an advanced state of decay
        • the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair

        5. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

          Verb

          1. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current;

          • the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process

          2. fall into decay or ruin;

          • The unoccupied house started to decay

          3. undergo decay or decomposition;

          • The body started to decay and needed to be cremated

          decay同義詞辨析

          rot, decay, decompose

          這些動詞均有"爛,腐爛"之意。

          • rot : 指蔬菜水果或肉類的分解、腐爛。
          • decay : 通常指由良好或完美的狀態自然而緩慢地變壞或完全變壞腐爛,或部分地毀壞。
          • decompose : 側重指動物或植物類物體由於內部組織的分解而導致的腐爛過程。

          decay場景例句

          Who lets so fair a house to decay.

          誰肯讓一座這樣的華廈傾頹.

          What made the Roman Empire decay?

          羅馬帝國為何衰亡?

          The decay of the meat could have been prevented by proper refrigeration.

          如果經過適當的冷藏,這些肉本來不至於腐爛掉.

          Each civilization is born, it culminates, and it decay.

          各種文明都要歷經誕生, 鼎盛和衰落.

          Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth, causing decay.

          細菌附著在牙縫中的食物殘渣上, 導致蛀牙.

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          decay詞性變形

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