decay
英 [dɪ'keɪ]
美[dɪ'ke]
- vi. 衰退，[核] 衰减；腐烂，腐朽
- n. 衰退，[核] 衰减；腐烂，腐朽
- vt. 使腐烂，使腐败；使衰退，使衰落
- n. (Decay)人名；(法)德凯
实用场景例句
- economic/moral/urban decay
- 经济衰退；道德败坏；城市衰落
牛津词典
- the decay of the old industries
- 旧工业的衰败
牛津词典
- decaying leaves/teeth/food
- 烂叶；蛀齿；腐烂食物
牛津词典
- decaying inner city areas
- 衰败中的旧城区
牛津词典
- decaying standards of morality
- 日趋低下的道德标准
牛津词典
- tooth decay
- 蛀牙
牛津词典
- The landlord had let the building fall into decay .
- 房东不管，房子已经破烂不堪。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...
- 埋在灰烬里的尸体慢慢地腐烂了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.
- 地上满是腐败的落叶。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Popular cinema seems to have decayed...
- 大众电影似乎已经衰落了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Who lets so fair a house to decay.
- 谁肯让一座这样的华厦倾颓.
期刊摘选
- What made the Roman Empire decay?
- 罗马帝国为何衰亡?
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The decay of the meat could have been prevented by proper refrigeration.
- 如果经过适当的冷藏,这些肉本来不至于腐烂掉.
《简明英汉词典》
- Each civilization is born, it culminates, and it decay.
- 各种文明都要历经诞生, 鼎盛和衰落.
《用法词典》
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- Salt preserves food from decay.
- 盐能防止食物腐烂.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The old civilization was fast falling into decay.
- 旧文化很快地衰落下去.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The wood is treated with preservative to prevent decay.
- 这块木头用防腐剂处理过以防止腐烂.
《简明英汉词典》
- Sugar can decay the tooth.
- 糖会腐蚀牙齿.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Cavities in teeth are caused by decay.
- 牙齿上的空洞是由龋蚀造成的.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
同义词辨析
rot, decay, decompose
这些动词均有"烂，腐烂"之意。
rot： 指蔬菜水果或肉类的分解、腐烂。
decay： 通常指由良好或完美的状态自然而缓慢地变坏或完全变坏腐烂，或部分地毁坏。
decompose： 侧重指动物或植物类物体由于内部组织的分解而导致的腐烂过程。