decays

英 [dɪˈkeɪz]

美 [dɪˈkeɪz]

v.  (使)腐烂，腐朽; (建筑、地方等)破败，衰落，衰败; (力量、影响等)衰弱，衰退，衰减
decay的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (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 toothdecays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
  1. The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...
     埋在灰烬里的尸体慢慢地腐烂了。
  2. The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.
     地上满是腐败的落叶。
  3. Decayis also a noun.
     
  4. 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。
• VERB (社会、制度、机构等）衰败，衰退，衰落
  If something such as a society, system, or institutiondecays, it gradually becomes weaker or its condition gets worse.
  1. Popular cinema seems to have decayed...
     大众电影似乎已经衰落了。
  2. 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。
  3. Decayis also a noun.
     
  4. There are problems of urban decay and gang violence.
     存在城市衰败和帮派暴力的问题。

双语例句

• Most of that energy is released when the plant dies and decays.
  当植物死亡和腐烂时大部分的能量释放。
• Your memory actually decays, no matter how much you might think about the maze.
  你的记忆力实际上衰退了，不管你怎么努力的记忆这个迷宫。
• Since radioactive iodine decays rapidly, virtually all radiation ceases within a few weeks.
  由于放射性碘能迅速破坏，因而实际上几星期内放射性就全部结束了。
• The models were run assuming no link between dark energy and dark matter, and were then repeated using the assumption that dark energy decays into dark matter.
  首先在假定暗物质和暗能量之间没有任何关系的情况下进行模拟，然后在假定暗能量衰变成暗物质的情况下重新进行模拟。
• The nucleus decays into three particles which go off in separate directions.
  这个核衰变成飞向不同方向的三个粒子。
• This makes them likely to have lower levels of Al-26, which generates heat as it decays.
  这使它们会拥有较少的铝-26，铝-26在衰减过程中会释放热量。
• However, sometimes organism ( organic) matter is buried before it decays completely.
  然而有时候有机物会在被完全分解之前就已被埋葬了。
• Most of that energy is released when the plant dies and decays. However, sometimes organic matter is buried before it decays completely.
  大部分能量在植物死亡和腐败的时候就被释放了。让比尔，有时有机质会在完全腐烂之前被埋藏。
• Food which is kept too long decays because it is attacked by yeasts, moulds and bacteria.
  保存得太久的食品会变坏，这是因为受到酵母菌，霉菌和细菌侵袭的缘故。
• The resulting shock wave starts supersonically and decays into the loud sound known as thunder.
  冲击波以超音速启动并迅速衰减成巨大的雷声。