decompose

英 [ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz]

美 [ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊz]

v.  腐烂; (使)分解

过去分词：decomposed　第三人称单数：decomposes　现在分词：decomposing　过去式：decomposed　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.19254 / COCA.15704

牛津词典

verb

• 腐烂
  to be destroyed gradually by natural chemical processes
  1. a decomposing corpse
     正在腐烂的尸体
  2. As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas.
     废物腐烂时会产生沼气。
  3. a decomposed body
     已经腐烂的尸体
• （使）分解
  to divide sth into smaller parts; to divide into smaller parts

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使）(死去的动植物)腐烂;（使）分解
  When things such as dead plants or animalsdecompose, or when somethingdecomposesthem, they change chemically and begin to decay.
  1. ...a dead body found decomposing in a wood...
     在树林里发现的一具正在腐烂的尸体
  2. The debris slowly decomposes into compost...
     这些垃圾慢慢地分解成了堆肥。
  3. The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria decompose it.
     随着细菌的分解，肥料逐渐释放出各种营养成分。

英英释义

verb

• separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
  Synonym:break upbreak down
• break down
  1. The bodies decomposed in the heat
  Synonym:rotmoldermoulder
• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
  1. the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
  Synonym:disintegratedecay

双语例句

• Microbes can decompose dung and urine into fertilizer and produce carbon dioxide and water.
  微生物把粪便分解成肥料、二氧化碳和水。
• All substances, except those which decompose when heated, may be changed from one state into another.
  所有物质，除了一加热就分解的以外，都可以以一种状态变为另一种状态。
• When they die and decompose, this returns to the atmosphere.
  当植物凋谢腐烂了，CO2又回到大气里。
• This is a direct use of solar radiation to decompose water hydrogen which called light-chemistry conversion way.
  这是一种利用太阳辐射能直接分解水制氢的光-化学转换方式。
• Any crops sharing the same space can get the nitrogen as the roots decompose.
  在根系分解的过程中，享用相同空间的任何作物都可以获得这些氮素。
• However, we will decompose it section-by-section to explain what this does.
  但是，我们可以将其分解为一段段的以解释它的效用。
• You can apply heat to decompose organic compounds.
  你可以加热来分解有机化合物。
• After another month's maturing, it will decompose into useful fertilizer.
  再经过一个月的成熟期，它们就可以被分解为有用的肥料了。
• We would functionally decompose the system to break out functions in a hierarchy of requirements ( requirements decomposition).
  我们将在功能上分解系统，分解成需求层级中的功能（需求分解）。
• They may decompose glucose into hydrogen, carbon dioxide and methane.
  它们能把葡萄糖分解成氢气、二氧化碳和甲烷。