decay
英 [dɪ'keɪ]
美[dɪ'ke]
	    - vi. 衰退,[核] 衰减;腐烂,腐朽
 - n. 衰退,[核] 衰减;腐烂,腐朽
 - vt. 使腐烂,使腐败;使衰退,使衰落
 - n. (Decay)人名;(法)德凯
 
实用场景例句
- economic/moral/urban decay
 - 经济衰退;道德败坏;城市衰落
 
牛津词典
- the decay of the old industries
 - 旧工业的衰败
 
牛津词典
- decaying leaves/teeth/food
 - 烂叶;蛀齿;腐烂食物
 
牛津词典
- decaying inner city areas
 - 衰败中的旧城区
 
牛津词典
- decaying standards of morality
 - 日趋低下的道德标准
 
牛津词典
- tooth decay
 - 蛀牙
 
牛津词典
- The landlord had let the building fall into decay .
 - 房东不管,房子已经破烂不堪。
 
牛津词典
- The smell of death and decay hung over the town.
 - 城市上空弥漫着死亡和腐烂的气息。
 
牛津词典
- The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...
 - 埋在灰烬里的尸体慢慢地腐烂了。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.
 - 地上满是腐败的落叶。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Popular cinema seems to have decayed...
 - 大众电影似乎已经衰落了。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Who lets so fair a house to decay.
 - 谁肯让一座这样的华厦倾颓.
 
期刊摘选
- What made the Roman Empire decay?
 - 罗马帝国为何衰亡?
 
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The decay of the meat could have been prevented by proper refrigeration.
 - 如果经过适当的冷藏,这些肉本来不至于腐烂掉.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- Each civilization is born, it culminates, and it decay.
 - 各种文明都要历经诞生, 鼎盛和衰落.
 
《用法词典》
- Bacteria sticks 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.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- Salt preserves food from decay.
 - 盐能防止食物腐烂.
 
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The old civilization was fast falling into decay.
 - 旧文化很快地衰落下去.
 
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The wood is treated with preservative to prevent decay.
 - 这块木头用防腐剂处理过以防止腐烂.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- Sugar can decay the tooth.
 - 糖会腐蚀牙齿.
 
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Cavities in teeth are caused by decay.
 - 牙齿上的空洞是由龋蚀造成的.
 
《现代汉英综合大词典》