名词::decayer
过去式::decayed
过去分词::decayed
现在分词::decaying
第三人称单数::decays
"the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"
"the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"
"the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
"The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
1.(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.
e.g. The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...
埋在灰烬里的尸体慢慢地腐烂了。
e.g. The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.
地上满是腐败的落叶。
2.(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.
e.g. Popular cinema seems to have decayed...
大众电影似乎已经衰落了。
e.g. 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。
1. decay什么意思
1. 衰减：制作时完全采样了钢琴的88个键位,踩踏板和不踩踏板的情况下各录制三种力度,所有的音色完全没有使用LOOP,完全记录了声音的起音(attack),衰减(decay),保持(sustain),释音(release)全过程,因此得到的是一个最真实的三角钢琴的音色!
2. 衰变：从整体上看,EG包括音的起奏(Attack)、 衰变(decay)、持续(Sustain)及释放(Release)四个过程. 首先,从整体上考虑,对于这4种音素在进入时间上作不同的安排,音素1、2与触健同时进入,音素3迟一些进入,音素4更迟一些进入.
3. 腐朽：目前我国尚有相当多的木材由于未经干燥处理或干燥设备落后以及干燥工艺不当等,引起木材产生开裂(check)、变形(distortion)、腐朽(decay)、虫蛀(damagedbyvermin)以及变色(discoloration)等缺陷,造成木材资源的浪费现象十分严重.
4. 衰退：这些新增的酸性成份,协助分解伤疤组织 (scar tissue) 与衰退 (decay) 的部份,为形成澄净剔透 (crystalline) 身体预作准备. 同时,坚果类的油脂也变得更加丰富,尤其是夏威夷豆与椰子更是如此. 蜜拉觉得这些坚果的油脂非常丰富,
直美:你的整个身体都在衰退。
What made the Roman Empire decay?罗马帝国为何衰亡？
The dampness of the climate decayed the books.气候潮湿，把书都霉坏了。
The vegetables have begun to decay.那些蔬菜已开始腐烂。
His mental decay is distressing.他的智力衰退令人苦恼。
Bacteria complete the job by causing decay.细菌通过引起腐烂而完成这个变化。
The dentist could detect no decay in her teeth.牙医检查了她的牙，未见有龋齿。
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
decaying leaves/teeth/food烂叶；蛀齿；腐烂食物
decaying inner city areas衰败中的旧城区
decaying standards of morality日趋低下的道德标准
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。
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。
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。
Who lets so fair a house to decay.谁肯让一座这样的华厦倾颓.
What made the Roman Empire decay?罗马帝国为何衰亡?
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.
Each civilization is born, it culminates, and it decay.各种文明都要历经诞生, 鼎盛和衰落.
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.
Salt preserves food from decay.盐能防止食物腐烂.
The old civilization was fast falling into decay.旧文化很快地衰落下去.
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.
Sugar can decay the tooth.糖会腐蚀牙齿.
Cavities in teeth are caused by decay.牙齿上的空洞是由龋蚀造成的.
If thy brother bee waxen poore, and fallen in decay with thee.
出自：Bible (AV): LeviticusThe decay of our civilization,..a break-down of social structures and..a drying-up of the emotional springs of life.
出自：R. G. CollingwoodAncient..families..decayed..into the humble vale of life.
出自：Sir W. ScottImpoverished widows and spinsters of the middle classes..were officially described as 'decayed gentlewomen'.
出自：John Gloag
