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decay noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + DECAY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVErapid 迅速腐烂slow 慢慢腐烂dental (especially BrE) , tooth 蛀牙industrial (especially BrE) , urban 工业衰败；城市衰落moral, physical, social 道德败坏；身体衰弱；社会衰落VERB + DECAYcause 导致腐烂◆Bacteria stick 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。stop 阻止衰退◆Without a lot of money, the mayor won't be able to stop urban decay.若没有大量的资金，市长就无法阻止城市的衰落。reverse 扭转颓势◆This government promises to reverse industrial decay.这届政府承诺扭转工业衰退的局面。prevent 防止腐烂◆The wood is treated with preservative to prevent decay.这块木头用防腐剂作过防腐处理。fall into 陷入衰败状态◆old buildings that had fallen into decay日趋破败的旧建筑PREPOSITIONin decay 在衰败中◆The derelict buildings are the signs of a town in decay.这些荒废的建筑兆示着一个城市的衰落。decay in ⋯的衰退◆Smoking accelerates decay in the heart and arteries.吸烟加速心脏和动脉的老化。decay of ⋯的衰败◆the slow decay of the castle and the surrounding buildings城堡和周围建筑物的缓慢破败PHRASESthe process of decay 衰退过程signs of decay 腐蚀迹象◆My dentist could not find any signs of decay.牙医找不到我的牙齿有任何蛀蚀的迹象。an odour/odor of decay, a smell of decay, a stench of decay 腐烂的臭味◆A smell of decay pervaded the air.空气中弥漫着一股腐臭味。a state of decay 衰败状态 |