decay美[dɪ'keɪ] 英[dɪ'keɪ]v. (使)衰退；(使)腐败；(使)腐烂n. 衰退；腐烂；腐败 名词：decayer 过去式：decayed 过去分词：decayed 现在分词：decaying 第三人称单数：decays 近义词：rot，spoil，flourish，grow，progress，详细释义v.(动词)衰减，衰减到腐朽，腐烂，朽衰弱，衰退，衰落，衰颓，衰败，破败消瘦，憔悴凋谢，枯衰变使腐朽，使腐烂，使腐坏，使朽坏使蛀坏，蛀蚀使衰退，使衰弱n.(名词)衰退，衰微，衰弱，衰败蜕变腐烂，腐朽，朽人造卫星重返大气层的日期衰减【无线电】衰变分解，瓦解，解体蛀牙腐败、衰退的状态双解释义n.(名词)[U]腐烂；腐朽 the process or result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for[U](社会、机构、制度等的)衰败，衰退 the gradual destruction of a society, an institution, a system, etc.v.(动词)vt. & vi. (使)腐烂,(使)腐朽 make or become badvi. 衰败,衰退,衰落 fall to a lower or worse state;decline英英释义Nounthe process of gradually becoming inferiora gradual decrease; as of stored charge or currentthe organic phenomenon of rottingan inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay" "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiationVerblose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
组词搭配形容词+～bacterial decay细菌性腐烂creeping political decay政治上的逐渐腐败dental decay牙齿龋蚀mental decay智力衰退moral decay道德沦丧premature decay早衰radioactive decay放射衰败名词+～tooth decay牙齿龋蚀例句用作动词(v.)Naomi: Your entire body is begining to decay.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。用作名词(n.)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。词语用法v.(动词)decay的基本意思是通过化学变化而“(使)腐烂,(使)腐朽”。可用来比喻因体力、精力、活力或影响力等的丧失而“衰败,衰退,衰落”至一个较原来低或差的状态,此时只用作不及物动词。