单词 | decay |
例句 | decay verb 1.•the corpses had decayed:decompose, rot, putrefy, go bad, go off, spoil, fester, perish, deteriorate | degrade, break down, molder, shrivel, wither. 2.•the cities continue to decay:deteriorate, degenerate, decline, go downhill, slump, slide, go to rack and ruin, go to seed | disintegrate, fall to pieces, fall into disrepair | fail, collapse | informal go to pot, go to the dogs, go into/down the toilet.▶noun 1.•signs of decay:decomposition, putrefaction, festering | rot, mold, mildew, fungus. 2.•tooth decay:rot, corrosion, decomposition | caries, cavities, holes. 3.•the decay of contemporary culture:deterioration, degeneration, debasement, degradation, decline, weakening, atrophy | crumbling, disintegration, collapse. |
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