单词 | decay |
释义 | decay/dɪ′keɪ/ v & n v (1) (使)腐坏(烂)((cause to)become bad or rotten) [I, T+n]:Dead trees/Leaves/Corpses/Fruits~. 死树/树叶/尸体/水果会腐烂。Teeth~. 牙齿会腐蚀。Sugar/Too many soft drinks~(s) your teeth(make(s) your teeth~). 糖/过多的软饮料会腐蚀你的牙齿(使你的牙齿腐蚀)。Fungi~wood. 真菌能使木头腐烂。~ing teeth/vegetables 龋齿/腐烂的蔬菜;~ed teeth 龋齿;〖同〗 rot; 〖反〗 flourish, grow; (2) 衰落(退,败,弱)(lose power, health, strength, vigour, influence, etc) [I]:Our powers~in old age. 我们的体力到老年衰退。The country/nation/power of the empire has~ed over the last fifty years. 这个国家/民族/帝国的政权已经在过去的50年中衰落了。~ing empires/regimes/society/culture 衰落的帝国/政权/社会/文化; n(1) 腐坏(烂)(act or state of becoming bad or rotten) [U]:Tooth~is often the result of eating too many sweets. 牙齿的腐蚀通常是吃糖过多的结果。accelerate/prevent the~of meat 促进/防止肉的腐败;rescue sth from~使……不至于腐烂;The house is in~. 这房子在腐坏。〖同〗rot, rotting; (2) 衰落(退,败,弱)(very bad state or condition) [U]:His mental~is distressing. 他心理上的自堕令人痛心。the~of sb's beauty 某人美貌的凋谢;The hotel is in a state of~. 这家旅店处于不景气状况。The empire is in~. 帝国在衰落。The university/feudal system/civilization has fallen into~. 这所大学/封建制度/这一文明已衰落了。 【辨异】decay与rot都表示 “腐坏(烂)”。decay指通过逐渐的自然过程部分或整个变坏;rot 语义比decay 强,尤指蔬菜之类的腐烂,如:Potatoes rot.(土豆会腐烂。) |
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