decay
英 [dɪˈkeɪ]
美 [dɪˈkeɪ]
n. 腐烂; 腐朽; (社会、机构、制度等的)衰败，衰退，衰落
v. (使)腐烂，腐朽; (建筑、地方等)破败，衰落，衰败; (力量、影响等)衰弱，衰退，衰减
现在分词：decaying 过去分词：decayed 第三人称单数：decays 复数：decays 过去式：decayed
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.6007 / COCA.7931
同义词辨析
decayv. （使）腐烂，（使）腐败
〔辨析〕
指（使）某物逐渐腐烂或建筑、地区等破败、衰坏；也可用于抽象概念，表示衰败、衰落。
〔例证〕
The dampness of the climate caused the fruits to decay.
气候潮湿，水果都霉烂了。
Meat decays easily.
肉类很容易腐烂。
Two of my teeth decayed from lack of care.
由于不注意保护牙齿，我长了两颗蛀牙。
These buildings were left to decay.
这些建筑被听任破败下去。
The Roman Empire began to decay.
罗马帝国开始衰败。
气候潮湿，水果都霉烂了。
Meat decays easily.
肉类很容易腐烂。
Two of my teeth decayed from lack of care.
由于不注意保护牙齿，我长了两颗蛀牙。
These buildings were left to decay.
这些建筑被听任破败下去。
The Roman Empire began to decay.
罗马帝国开始衰败。
putrefyv. 〈正式〉腐烂，腐败
〔辨析〕
指死去的动植物腐烂，常会产生毒气和臭味。
〔例证〕
The dead fish laid putrefying under that tree.
那条死鱼在树下慢慢腐烂。
The body had putrefied beyond recognition.
尸体已经腐烂得辨认不出来了。
那条死鱼在树下慢慢腐烂。
The body had putrefied beyond recognition.
尸体已经腐烂得辨认不出来了。
rotv. （使）腐烂，（使）腐败
〔辨析〕
主要指由于自然变化而分解、腐烂，可有臭味也可没有臭味，引申则指人颓废、萎靡不振。
〔例证〕
The continued rain will rot the wood.
连绵的雨会使木头烂掉。
The government simply left the unemployed to rot on the dole.
政府只是让那些失业者靠领取救济金颓废度日。
连绵的雨会使木头烂掉。
The government simply left the unemployed to rot on the dole.
政府只是让那些失业者靠领取救济金颓废度日。
牛津词典
noun
- 腐烂；腐朽
the process or result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for (= of decaying)- tooth decay
蛀牙 - The landlord had let the building fall into decay .
房东不管，房子已经破烂不堪。 - The smell of death and decay hung over the town.
城市上空弥漫着死亡和腐烂的气息。
- tooth decay
- （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
- economic/moral/urban decay
verb
- （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
- decaying leaves/teeth/food
- （建筑、地方等）破败，衰落，衰败
if a building or an area decays , its condition slowly becomes worse- decaying inner city areas
衰败中的旧城区
- decaying inner city areas
- （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
- decaying standards of morality
柯林斯词典
- VERB (尸体或死去的植物）腐烂，腐朽，腐败;(牙齿）遭蛀蚀
When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a toothdecays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.- The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...
埋在灰烬里的尸体慢慢地腐烂了。 - The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.
地上满是腐败的落叶。 - Decayis also a noun.
- When not removed, plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease.
牙斑如果不清除就会导致牙齿蛀蚀和牙龈疾病。
- The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...
- VERB (社会、制度、机构等）衰败，衰退，衰落
If something such as a society, system, or institutiondecays, it gradually becomes weaker or its condition gets worse.- Popular cinema seems to have decayed...
大众电影似乎已经衰落了。 - Congress has tried dozens of approaches to revitalize decaying urban and rural areas.
国会已试行过数十种方法来重振正在走向衰败的城乡地区。 - Decayis also a noun.
- There are problems of urban decay and gang violence.
存在城市衰败和帮派暴力的问题。
- Popular cinema seems to have decayed...
英英释义
noun
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- a gradual decrease
- the process of gradually becoming inferior
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- 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
verb
- fall into decay or ruin
- The unoccupied house started to decay
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
- undergo decay or decomposition
- The body started to decay and needed to be cremated
双语例句
- That'll just be related directly to the rate of the decay.
和衰减的速率有直接关系。 - Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth, causing decay.
细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。 - The theory of alpha decay utilizes this model.
α衰变理论用了这种模型。 - Congress has tried dozens of approaches to revitalize decaying urban and rural areas.
国会已试行过数十种方法来重振正在走向衰败的城乡地区。 - Cranberries may help prevent tooth decay and cavities, research suggests.
研究指出，小红莓可助防止蛀牙和蛀洞。 - Chemistry also uses calculus in determining reaction rates and radioactive decay.
化学也使用演算在确定反应速率和放射性衰变。 - Cavities in teeth are caused by decay.
牙齿上的空洞是由龋蚀造成的。 - Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed.
有些器皿在出土时已经残破。 - The old civilization was fast falling into decay.
旧文化很快地衰落下去。 - This bacterial decay of cellulose also occurs in the gut of most herbivorous animals.
在很多食草动物的肠内这种纤维素也能被细菌分解。