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decay v.(使)衰退；(使)腐败；(使)腐烂n.衰退；腐烂；腐败 (1) 直美:你的整个身体都在衰退。(2) 罗马帝国为何衰亡？(3) 气候潮湿，把书都霉坏了。(4) 那些蔬菜已开始腐烂。(5) 他的智力衰退令人苦恼。(6) 细菌通过引起腐烂而完成这个变化。(7) 牙医检查了她的牙，未见有龋齿。 Decay can also mean decline. Anyone, even a great athlete, must exercise regularly to maintain muscle tone—as soon as you stop, the muscles begin to decay. If the strength of the cable signal coming into your house grows weaker over time, you can complain that it has decayed.

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英 [dɪ'keɪ] 美 [dɪ'keɪ] (1) Naomi: Your entire body is begining to decay.(2) What made the Roman Empire decay?(3) The dampness of the climate decayed the books.(4) The vegetables have begun to decay.(5) His mental decay is distressing.(6) Bacteria complete the job by causing decay.(7) The dentist could detect no decay in her teeth. To decay means to rot, decompose, break down. Our bodies—anything organic—will decay after death. Broken sidewalks, potholes, graffiti are all signs of urban decay. Tooth decay is something to avoid. 1[VERB 动词](尸体或死去的植物）腐烂，腐朽，腐败；(牙齿）遭蛀蚀 When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.   [V]  [V-ing]The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...埋在灰烬里的尸体慢慢地腐烂了。The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.地上满是腐败的落叶。Decay is also a noun.When not removed, plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease.牙斑如果不清除就会导致牙齿蛀蚀和牙龈疾病。decayed...decayed teeth.蛀牙2[VERB 动词](社会、制度、机构等）衰败，衰退，衰落 If something such as a society, system, or institution decays, it gradually becomes weaker or its condition gets worse.   [V]  [V-ing]Popular cinema seems to have decayed...大众电影似乎已经衰落了。Congress has tried dozens of approaches to revitalize decaying urban and rural areas.国会已试行过数十种方法来重振正在走向衰败的城乡地区。Decay is also a noun.There are problems of urban decay and gang violence.存在城市衰败和帮派暴力的问题。

英语单词	decay
英美音标	英 [dɪ'keɪ] 美 [dɪ'keɪ]
中文释义	v.(使)衰退；(使)腐败；(使)腐烂 n.衰退；腐烂；腐败
英语例句	(1) Naomi: Your entire body is begining to decay. (2) What made the Roman Empire decay? (3) The dampness of the climate decayed the books. (4) The vegetables have begun to decay. (5) His mental decay is distressing. (6) Bacteria complete the job by causing decay. (7) The dentist could detect no decay in her teeth.
中文例句	(1) 直美:你的整个身体都在衰退。 (2) 罗马帝国为何衰亡？ (3) 气候潮湿，把书都霉坏了。 (4) 那些蔬菜已开始腐烂。 (5) 他的智力衰退令人苦恼。 (6) 细菌通过引起腐烂而完成这个变化。 (7) 牙医检查了她的牙，未见有龋齿。
vocabulary简明	To decay means to rot, decompose, break down. Our bodies—anything organic—will decay after death. Broken sidewalks, potholes, graffiti are all signs of urban decay. Tooth decay is something to avoid.
vocabulary扩展	Decay can also mean decline. Anyone, even a great athlete, must exercise regularly to maintain muscle tone—as soon as you stop, the muscles begin to decay. If the strength of the cable signal coming into your house grows weaker over time, you can complain that it has decayed.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词](尸体或死去的植物）腐烂，腐朽，腐败；(牙齿）遭蛀蚀 When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process. [V] [V-ing] The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed... 埋在灰烬里的尸体慢慢地腐烂了。 The ground was scattered with decaying leaves. 地上满是腐败的落叶。 Decay is also a noun. When not removed, plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease. 牙斑如果不清除就会导致牙齿蛀蚀和牙龈疾病。 decayed ...decayed teeth. 蛀牙 2 [VERB 动词](社会、制度、机构等）衰败，衰退，衰落 If something such as a society, system, or institution decays, it gradually becomes weaker or its condition gets worse. [V] [V-ing] Popular cinema seems to have decayed... 大众电影似乎已经衰落了。 Congress has tried dozens of approaches to revitalize decaying urban and rural areas. 国会已试行过数十种方法来重振正在走向衰败的城乡地区。 Decay is also a noun. There are problems of urban decay and gang violence. 存在城市衰败和帮派暴力的问题。

Decay Urban Tooth Decayed Teeth Weaker Verb 动词