单词 | decay |
释义 | decay v 1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become bad; rot; decompose (使某物)变坏, 腐烂, 变质 decaying teeth, vegetables 龋齿、 腐烂的蔬菜 Sugar decays your teeth. 糖能腐蚀牙齿. 2 [I] lose power, vigour, influence, etc 失去权力、 活力、 影响等 a decaying culture, society, regime, etc 衰退的文化、 社会、 政权等 Our powers decay (ie We become less strong, alert, etc) in old age. 我们的体力、 精力在老年时就衰退. decay, n [U] (state reached by the process of) decaying 腐败、 衰退的状态: `tooth decay 蛀牙 The empire is in decay. 帝国在衰亡. The feudal system slowly fell into decay, ie stopped working. 封建制度在缓慢地衰亡. |
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