单词 | putrefy |
释义 | putrefyWord family adjectiveputrefacientputrefactiveputrefiableputrescentputrescibleputridnounputrefactionputrescenceputrescineputridityadverbputridlyverbputrefy Biologypu·tre·fy /ˈpjuːtrəfaɪ/ verb (putrefied, putrefying, putrefies) [intransitiveI] formalHB if a dead animal or plant putrefies, it decays and smells very bad 〔死去的动植物〕腐烂 —putrefaction /ˌpjuːtrəˈfækʃən/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus putrefy• Two days dead, the body was beginning to putrefy and the stench made both Benjamin and myself gag. (1400-1500) Latin putrefacere, from putrere ( → PUTRID) + facere “to make” |
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