[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(死去的动植物)腐烂;(使)分解 When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay.
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...a dead body found decomposing in a wood...
在树林里发现的一具正在腐烂的尸体
The debris slowly decomposes into compost...
这些垃圾慢慢地分解成了堆肥。
The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria decompose it.
随着细菌的分解,肥料逐渐释放出各种营养成分。
decomposed
The body was too badly decomposed to be identified at once.
尸体严重腐烂,难以马上辨明身份。
Oxford
de·com·pose/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz; NAmEˌdiːkəmˈpoʊz/verb1[intransitive , transitive ]to be destroyed gradually by natural chemical processes 腐烂SYN
decay
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rot
◆a decomposing corpse正在腐烂的尸体◆As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas.废物腐烂时会产生沼气。decomposesth ◆a decomposed body已经腐烂了的尸体2[transitive , intransitive ]decompose(sth) (into sth) ( technical 术语) to divide sth into smaller parts; to divide into smaller parts (使)分解▶de·com·pos·itiondecompositiondecompositions/ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃn; NAmEˌdiːkɑːmpəˈzɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]◆the decomposition of organic waste有机垃圾的分解decomposedecomposesdecomposeddecomposingde·com·pose/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz; NAmEˌdiːkəmˈpoʊz/de·com·pos·ition/ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃn; NAmEˌdiːkɑːmpəˈzɪʃn/
1to decay or make something decay: a partially decomposed body2 technical to divide into smaller parts, or to make something do this—decomposition /ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃən $ -kɑːm-/ noun [uncountable]
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