decay-主題

decay

[di'kei]

v.(使)衰退, (使)腐敗,腐爛 
n.衰退, 腐敗,腐爛

例句與用法：

The dentist could detect no decay in her teeth.

牙醫檢查了她的牙，未見有齲齒。

A source of spreading corruption or decay.

腐敗的原因傳佈腐敗或腐朽的根源

Death and decay of body tissue, often occurring in a limb, caused by insufficient blood supply and usually following injury or disease.

壞疽軟組織壞死或衰退，經常由供血不足和緊接著的受傷或疾病而發生在四肢

What made the Roman Empire decay?

羅馬帝國為何衰亡？

The dampness of the climate decayed the books.

氣候潮濕，把書都黴壞了。

詞形變化：

名詞: decayer | 動詞過去式: decayed | 動詞過去分詞: decayed | 動詞現在分詞: decaying | 動詞第三人稱單數: decays |

英文解釋:

名詞 decay:

the process of gradually becoming inferior

a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

同義詞：decline

the organic phenomenon of rotting

同義詞：decomposition

an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

同義詞：radioactive decay, disintegration

動詞 decay:

lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

同義詞：disintegrate, decompose

fall into decay or ruin

同義詞：crumble, delapidate

undergo decay or decomposition

以上來源於大辭典