英语词汇decay的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

noun | verb

decay1 /dɪˈkeɪ/ noun changes that cause something to be slowly destroyedadjectives/nouns + decaynatural decay The damage to the wood is caused by natural decay. | Because plastic bags are not subject to the process of natural decay, they damage the environment.slow/rapid decay The houses were all neglected and in a state of slow decay. | Excess mouth acid is one of the main causes of rapid tooth decay.tooth decay Eating too much sugar causes tooth decay.economic decay Many parts of the country are now suffering the signs of economic decay.urban decay (=the gradual destruction of city areas because of poverty and lack of care) The area was affected by mass unemployment and urban decay.verbscause decay Bacteria in food will cause decay.prevent decay Using a preservative on the wood prevents decay.allow sth to decay Buildings are standing empty and being allowed to decay.phrasesin a state of decay Most of the wooden floorboards were in an advanced state of decay.signs of decay The house is old and showing signs of decay.a stage of decay Apples lay on the ground in various stages of decay.the process of decay Fungi play an important part in the natural process of decay.the rate of decay (=the speed at which decay happens) A dentist cannot always predict the rate of decay of a tooth.

noun | verb

decay2 /dɪˈkeɪ/ verb to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do thisverbsstart to decay The body was already starting to decay.decaying + nounsdecaying matter You can put decaying organic matter on the soil to improve it.THESAURUS: decay rot to decay. Rot is less formal than decay and is more common in everyday English: The fruit was left to rot on the ground. | He had rotting teeth. | Most of the wood under the paint had rotted. | There was the smell of rotting vegetation (=decaying leaves and plants). go off BrE if food goes off, it starts to smell bad and is no longer safe to eat: I think the milk’s gone off. | The meat smells as if it’s gone off. spoil if food spoils, it starts to decay, so that it is no longer safe to eat. Spoil is more formal and is less common in everyday British English than go off: Food left in the sun will quickly start to spoil. go mouldy BrE go moldy AmE to begin to have a soft green or black substance growing on the surface of the food, so that it is not good to eat any more: Ugh, the cheese has gone mouldy! decompose formal to decay – use this especially about dead plants or flesh: The leaves decompose on the forest floor. putrefy formal to decay and have a very bad smell – use this especially about flesh or plants: After two days, the body was already beginning to putrefy. | The air was full of the smell of putrefying meat. biodegrade to decay naturally into substances that do not harm the environment – use this especially about man-made materials and chemicals: Unlike many other materials, plastic does not biodegrade.

词组	decay
释义	noun \| verb decay1 /dɪˈkeɪ/ noun changes that cause something to be slowly destroyedadjectives/nouns + decaynatural decay The damage to the wood is caused by natural decay. \| Because plastic bags are not subject to the process of natural decay, they damage the environment.slow/rapid decay The houses were all neglected and in a state of slow decay. \| Excess mouth acid is one of the main causes of rapid tooth decay.tooth decay Eating too much sugar causes tooth decay.economic decay Many parts of the country are now suffering the signs of economic decay.urban decay (=the gradual destruction of city areas because of poverty and lack of care) The area was affected by mass unemployment and urban decay.verbscause decay Bacteria in food will cause decay.prevent decay Using a preservative on the wood prevents decay.allow sth to decay Buildings are standing empty and being allowed to decay.phrasesin a state of decay Most of the wooden floorboards were in an advanced state of decay.signs of decay The house is old and showing signs of decay.a stage of decay Apples lay on the ground in various stages of decay.the process of decay Fungi play an important part in the natural process of decay.the rate of decay (=the speed at which decay happens) A dentist cannot always predict the rate of decay of a tooth. noun \| verb decay2 /dɪˈkeɪ/ verb to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do thisverbsstart to decay The body was already starting to decay.decaying + nounsdecaying matter You can put decaying organic matter on the soil to improve it.THESAURUS: decay rot to decay. Rot is less formal than decay and is more common in everyday English: The fruit was left to rot on the ground. \| He had rotting teeth. \| Most of the wood under the paint had rotted. \| There was the smell of rotting vegetation (=decaying leaves and plants). go off BrE if food goes off, it starts to smell bad and is no longer safe to eat: I think the milk’s gone off. \| The meat smells as if it’s gone off. spoil if food spoils, it starts to decay, so that it is no longer safe to eat. Spoil is more formal and is less common in everyday British English than go off: Food left in the sun will quickly start to spoil. go mouldy BrE go moldy AmE to begin to have a soft green or black substance growing on the surface of the food, so that it is not good to eat any more: Ugh, the cheese has gone mouldy! decompose formal to decay – use this especially about dead plants or flesh: The leaves decompose on the forest floor. putrefy formal to decay and have a very bad smell – use this especially about flesh or plants: After two days, the body was already beginning to putrefy. \| The air was full of the smell of putrefying meat. biodegrade to decay naturally into substances that do not harm the environment – use this especially about man-made materials and chemicals: Unlike many other materials, plastic does not biodegrade.
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